Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

LOT 29

Rolex, case No. 0169457. Made in the 1920s. Fine and rare, tonneaushaped, 14K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, hinged case back, bezel, lugs and sides engraved in a floral pattern, "bombé" crystal. D. Ivorycolored with luminous painted Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Luminous blued steel "skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 10 1/2''', rhodium-plated, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 37 mm. Thickness 9 mm.