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Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 602

Rolex, Ref. 2022. Manufactured in the 1930s. Very fine and very rare, cushion-shaped, 18K yellow gold wrist-watch with single button chronograph on the crown, register, tachometer and telemeter. Accompanied by a yellow gold plated Rolex buckle.

CHF 15,000 - 18,000

EUR 9,500 - 11,300 / USD 11,700 - 14,000

Sold: CHF 24,150

C. Three-body, solid, polished, lapidated bezel, concave lugs.D. White enamel withpainted Arabic numerals the 12 in red, subsidiary sunk seconds and 30-minute registerdials, outer 1/5th second scale and telemeter graduation, outermost red graduation forthe tachometer. Blued steel "Breguet" hands, red for the chronometer.M. Cal. 13???,rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguetbalance-spring, the coaxial single button on the winding-crown is for start-stop andreturn to zero functions of the chronometer.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 32 x 35 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3- 01

Good

Notes

Similar watches are published in "Collecting Rolex Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2001, pp. 390 and 480.