Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 17, 2009

LOT 336

Ref. 5240 Platinum Cellini Rolex, Genève, ?Cellini Cellinium,? Ref. 5240. Made circa 2002. Very fine and elegant platinum wristwatch with mother-of-pearl Jubilee dial and a platinum Rolex buckle. Accompanied by a service invoice from Rolex, Dallas, with service box and warranty (now void).

C. Two body, solid, polished, wide bezel, curved and rounded lugs, domed sapphire crystal. D. Mother-of-pearl ?Jubilee? (an outer Rolex monogram decoration) with applied white gold Arabic numerals and baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. White gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 1240, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to four positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 9 mm.