Important Collector's, Watches, Wrist...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 15, 2000

LOT 70

Rolex Oyster Perpetual, Chronomètre, Ref. 5015, 1940's.Very fine tonneau shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, yellow gold and stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by a gold-plated Oyster bracelet.

CHF 2,200 - 2,600

USD 1,200 - 1,500

Sold: CHF 4,025

C. two-body, bicolor, polished, screwed case back and crown. D. black with radium-coated indexes, Roman and Arabic numerals. "Alpha" radium-coated gold hands. M. 9 3/4''' rhodium-plated, 19 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 32 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 4 - 8
Movement: 4 - 6*
Dial: 4 - 21 - 01

Notes

The case of this watch is pratically identical to that of reference 6015. The only difference between them is the winding-crown. Reference 5015 bears an "Oyster" winding-crown, the 6015 a "Super-Oyster" crown.Similar watches are published in "Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches", by OSVALDO PATRIZZI, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 1998, pp. 130 and 282.