Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 20, 1991
Rolex, Ref. 81806, produced in 12 examples in 1950. Very fine and rare, astronomic, 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch, with square button chronograph, register, tachometer, triple date and moon phases.
C. massive, polished, lapidated lugs. D. champagne, with applied gold indexes + auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer tachometer graduation, and graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the lunations. "Bâton" gold hands. M.13"' rhodiumed, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, selfcompensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Diam. 38 mm.