Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2015
LOT 151
ROLEX, REF. 2303, BABY SINGLE BUTTON CHRONOGRAPH, BLACK DIAL YELLOW GOLD Rolex, case No. 16121, Ref. 2303. Made in 1935, retailed by Kerby. Very fine and extremely rare, small, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with co-axial button chronograph, registers, tachometer, black dial and an 18K yellow gold Rolex buckle.
CHF 10,000 - 15,000
HKD 80,000 - 120,000 / USD 10,400 - 16,000
Sold: CHF 17,500
Two-body, polished and brushed, concave lugs, snap-on case back. Black, with white painted baton indexes, outer minutes and fifth of a second track, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute registers, outermost tachometer graduation. White "feuille" hands. Cal. 10 1/2''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-8-01 |
Very good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |