Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 08, 2015

LOT 273

ROLEX, REF. 1960UF JUMBO PRINCE BRANCARD YELLOW AND WHITE GOLD Rolex, "Prince,"chronometer, case No. 11035, Ref. 1960UF. Made in the 1930s. Fine and extremely rare, large, rectangular curved, flared, 18k yellow and white gold wristwatch with a Rolex plated buckle.

CHF 8,000 - 12,000

HKD 64,000 - 96,000 / USD 8,300 - 12,400

Sold: CHF 20,000

Two-body, flared sides with rounded lugs, straight edge crystal. Silver with painted baton indexes, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel hands. 7 1/2''', rhodium plated, observatory quality, lateral lever escapement, timed in 6 positions, monometallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator.


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Grade:
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-9-01

Very good

Scratched

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIM. 50 x 24 mm. THICKNESS 8 mm. Coming in at an impressive 50 mm.length, this rarely seen Jumbo Prince measures a whole 8 mm.more than the regular Princes. Almost never seen on the market, this example is one of the rarest Prince ever produced by ROLEX even rarer than the platinum version.