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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 528

Rolex "Anti Magnetic", Ref. 3055. Produced in the 1930's.Very fine and extremely rare, small, stainless steel mid-size wristwatch, with olive-shaped button chronograph, registers, tachometer and telemeter. Accompanied by a stainless steel "Bamboo" bracelet.

CHF 24,000 - 30,000

USD 15,000 - 20,000

C. three-body, polished, stepped bezel, concave lugs. D. two-tone silver with radium-coated Arabic numerals and indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer tachometer and telemeter graduations. "Feuille" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 10 1/2''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 30 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 4 - 5*
Dial: 3 - 5 - 01

Notes

This reference was first produced in the 1930's with olive-shaped chronograph buttons, then, it was reedited in the 1950's with an up-dated dial and square buttons.