Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 10, 2013
LOT 530
`ROLEX` - PAN-AM AIRLINES ELECTRIC WALL CLOCK Hanover Manufacturing Inc. Ohio, U.S.A., 'Rolex Chronometer'. Made for Pan-American Airlines, circa 1960. Rare, 110-120v electric wall clock with sweep center-seconds.
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
HKD 41,000 - 58,000 / USD 5,400 - 7,500
Circular with black metal band, glazed front, movement housing on the back. White with outer baton hour and minute divisions, Rolex crown logo at 12, blue Pan-Am logo above 6. Black tapered baton hands, blue center-seconds hands. 110-120 volt electric with cable for mains connection. Dial signed 'Rolex Chronometer', case with label for the Hanover Manufacturing Inc. Ohio, U.S.A.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Notes
DIAM. 53 cm.
Whilst of completely non-Rolex manufacture, the making of these wall clocks
would have been officially sanctioned by the company for use within Pan
Am offices and airport check-in desks. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s the
Rolex Watch Company had a strong association with Pan-American airlines
and in the early 1950s Rolex made a survey of Pan-American pilots and crews
to discover what they required in a wristwatch. The data resulted in the
launch in 1954 of the Ref. 6542 GMT-Master wristwatch.