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Geneva, Mar 29, 2009
LOT 462
Staybrite Ref. 2508 Rolex, retailed by Bucherer?s, case No. 034669, Ref. 2508. Made in the 1940s. Very fine and extremely rare, large, anti-magnetic ?Staybrite? stainless steel wristwatch with olive-shaped button chronograph, register, telemeter and tachometer.
CHF 60,000 - 70,000
USD 50,000 - 60,000 / EUR 40,000 - 50,000
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs, snap-on case back. D. Three-tone matte silver and sector dial, painted black baton indexes and Arabic half-hour numerals, inner red snail tachometer scale, outer minute/seconds track with Arabic five numerals, outermost telemeter scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register. Blued steel feuille hands. M. 14???, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-7-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized Oxidized HANDS Original |
Notes
Was first issued in a 37 mm case with oliveshaped pushers, it was then revised with a 36 mm case with square pushers. This reference was available in stainless steel as well as 18K pink and yellow gold.