The Art of Horology in Geneva
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 13, 1999
LOT 272
Rolex, Anti-Magnetic, Ref. 3055, 1930's.Very fine and rare, small, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with olive shaped button chronograph, register and tachometer.
CHF 25,000 - 30,000
C. three body, massive, polished, stepped bezel, concave lugs. D. matt silver with gold painted Arabic numerals and indexes, auxiliary seconds and30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands.M. 10 1/2''', rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 30 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: * 4 |
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Dial: 3 - 5 - 01 |
Notes
Ref. 3055Produced in 20 examples in pink gold and 200 examples in yellow gold in the 1930's, considered at the time as the smallest chronograph in the world.The reference 3055 was initially produced, in the 1930's, with olive-shaped pushers and was then re-edited in the 1950's with an up-dated dial and square pushers.Very few examples were made in stainless steel.Similar watches are published in Collezionare Orologi da Polso Rolex, 1998 Edition, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, pp. 299, 300, 301 and 375.