Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2019
LOT 82
ROLEX REF. 2918, CHRONOGRAPH, MINUTE RECORDER, PULSOMETRIC SCALE; “ANTI-MAGNÉTIQUE”; STAINLESS STEEL
HKD 140,000 - 170,000
CHF 17,900 - 21,900 / USD 18,000 - 22,000
Stainless steel, manual-winding, round-shaped, Art Deco gentleman’s wristwatch, with flat bezel and hinged oval mobile lugs, snap-on case-back, subsidiary seconds at 9, 1/5 second chronograph with pulsometric scale graduated for 30 pulsations, half-instantaneous 30-minute recorder.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3-8* |
Good Slightly scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Brand Rolex
Model “Anti-Magnétique”
Reference 2918
Year Circa 1937
Calibre 13’’’
Case No. 031 214
Bracelet Black leather strap, stainless steel buckle
Diameter 33 mm
Signature Dial, Case and Movement
Accessories Later fitted box
Notes
This chronograph bears a very special design of the lugs which tip
upwards. This reference was made in very few examples in 1937, in
stainless steel only.