Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket...
Geneva, Mar 16, 2008
LOT 715
Ref. 3525, ?Monoblocco? Rolex, ?Oyster Chronograph, Antimagnetic?, case No. 142595, Ref. 3525, retailed by Versace, Reggio Calabria, Italy. Made in the 1940s. Very fine and exceptionally rare, antimagnetic, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch, round button chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter. Accompanied by a stainless steel Rolex Oyster expanding bracelet.
CHF 125,000 - 150,000
USD 113,000 - 135,000 / EUR 80,000 - 95,000
C. Two-body, polished and brushed, concave bezel, curved lugs, screwed-down case back and crown. D. Black with luminous baton indexes and Arabic 6 and 12, outer gilt minute/seconds track, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outermost gilt tachometer and telemeter scale. Luminous gilt baton hands. M. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Dial and movement signed Rolex, case signed Oyster Watch Co. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
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Grade: |
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Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-7-01 |
Good Oxidized HANDS Original |
Notes
Was one of the first Oyster Chronograph references and was available in stainless steel as well as 18K pink and yellow gold. The condition of the present watch and the rarity of the black dial make it one of the best and most desirable watches of this reference to appear at auction in the last decade. When this watch first appeared In the early 1940s it cost 350 Swiss Francs in stainless steel, in 18K gold it cost 935 Swiss Francs