100 Years of Wristwatches
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 19, 2000
LOT 71
Rolex Oyster 'Centregraph' Chronomètre, Ref. 3462. Produced in the 1930's.Very rare water-resistant, center second, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with single round buttonchronograph.
CHF 25,000 - 30,000
USD 15,000 - 18,000
Sold: CHF 32,200
C. two-body, polished and brushed, screw down case back and crown, reeded graduated bezel. D. matte silverwith painted Roman numerals and indexes. 'Bâton' blued steel hands. M. 10 1/2''' rhodium plated, 18 jewels,lever escapement, Superbalance balance adjusted to 6 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, thesingle button on the 2 is for start-stop and return to zero functions of the chronograph.Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 29 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 4 |
Fair |
Movement: 4 - 6* |
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Dial: 5 - 01 |
Notes
Produced in stainless steel only, in fewer than 50 examples.The Centregraphas well as the Zerograph, is a very high-precision instrument, able to calculate intermediary consecutive times. It is, forexample, useful when necessary in one single operation - to stop, go back to zero and restart the second hand, forsports events, car, motorbike, or bicycle racing, or even to calculate the production times in manufacturing.A similar watch is published in 'Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches' by OSVALDO PATRIZZI, GUIDO MONDANI Editore