Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Mar 17, 2013
LOT 234
Rolex Ref 3055 So -Called ?Piccolino ? Yellow Gold Rolex, ?Chronographe, Anti-Magnetique?, Ref. 3055. Made in the 1930s. Very fine and very rare, small, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer.
CHF 10,000 - 15,000
USD 11,000 - 16,000 / EUR 8,000 - 12,000
C. Three-body, solid, polished, curved lugs, stepped bezel, snap-on case back. D. Matte black with applied yellow gold faceted indexes, outer minute/seconds track, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, outermost tachometer scale. Yellow gold Alpha hands. M. Cal. 69, rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 30mm. Thickness 10mm
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-6-01 |
Very good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |