Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 14, 2017
LOT 123
ROLEX REF. 2508 STEEL CHRONOGRAPH Rolex, "Chronographe, Antimagnetique," case No. 41257, Ref. 2508. Made circa 1954. Very fine and rare, stainless steel wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and a stainless steel Rolex buckle.
CHF 10,000 - 15,000
HKD 80,000 - 120,000 / USD 10,000 - 15,000
Sold: CHF 12,500
Three-body, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs, snap-on case back. Matte silver with black painted applied steel Arabic numerals and dart indexes, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-second Arabic markers, outermost tachometer scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register. Steel epee hands. Cal. 14```, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, bimetallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-53-01 |
Very good Reprinted HANDS Original |