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Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

LOT 283

Ref. 5015 Pink Gold, So Called ?Bubbleback? Rolex ?Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer", Ref. 5015. Made circa 1950. Fine, center seconds, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with a gold-plated Rolex buckle.

HKD 50,000 - 60,000

USD 6,500 - 8,000 / EUR 5,000 - 6,000

C. Two-body, polished, screwed-down case back and crown, engine-turned bezel with hour divisions. D. Matte silver with applied luminous triangle markers, outer minute/seconds divisions. Pink gold ?Alpha? hands. M. 9 3/4''', rhodium-plated, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 32 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of an Italian Collector


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3-15

Good

Slightly rusted
Movement: 3-7*

Good

Oxidized

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-6-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 6015 and 5015 are identical except that the Ref. 6015 has a ?Super-Oyster? crown and the Ref. 5015 has a traditional Oyster crown. The caliber 620 was created in 1936 and was in regular production between 1940 and 1951.