Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Monaco, Jul 25, 2023
LOT 41
ROLEX, REF. 2811, MANUAL WINDING, 18K YELLOW GOLD, MAPPIN DIAL, DOUBLE SWISS.
EUR 7,000 - 9,000
USD 7,700 - 9,800 / HKD 60,000 - 77,000 / CHF 6,900 - 8,900
Very fine and rare, manual winding, Chronograph, mechanical, 18 kt yellow gold, retailed by Mappin.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-10-18-- |
Very good Patinated Spotted |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-10-18- |
Good Patinated Spotted |
Brand Rolex, Switzerland
Model Mappin, anti-magnetic
Reference 2811
Year 1954
Case No. 25798
Material 18k yellow gold
Diameter 32 mm.
Caliber 982
Weight 30.6 gr. (approx.)
Signature Dial, case and movement
Notes
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs, snap-on case back. Pink dial with applied yellow gold faceted indexes with Arabic 12 and 6, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, inner 1/5 second and minute track, outer pulsometer scale. yellow gold "Feuille" hands. M. , rhodium-plated, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 32 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Personalized by Mappin, a Rolex London official dealer. double Swiss dial (fab.swiss and Swiss made)
Provenance
Property of an italian gentleman