Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
New York, Mar 05, 2009
LOT 345
Ref. 2508 Chronograph Rolex, Ref. 2508. Made in the 1930s. Fine and rare, stainless steel wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and stainless steel Rolex buckle.
USD 20,000 - 30,000
EUR 16,000 - 23,000 / CHF 23,000 - 35,000
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with printed Arabic numerals and baton indexes, outer 1/5th seconds and tachometer scales, subsidiary guilloché seconds and 45-minute register dials. Blued steel baton hands. M. 14???, rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 4-7 |
Fair Oxidized |
Movement: 3-8* |
Good Slightly scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-8-01 |
Good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |