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Rolex. A rare and unusual mid-size 18K pink gold chronograph wristwatch with box
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Rolex. A rare and unusual mid-size 18K pink gold chronograph wristwatch with box

SIGNED ROLEX, ANTI-MAGNETIQUE, REF. 3834, CASE NO. 13'163, MANUFACTURED IN 1954

Closed14 November 2011

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Rolex. A rare and unusual mid-size 18K pink gold chronograph wristwatch with box
Signed Rolex, Anti-Magnetique, ref. 3834, case no. 13'163, manufactured in 1954
Cal. 10 1/2''' Valjoux 69 nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, silvered matte dial, applied gold dagger numerals, outer railway minute divisions, blue telemetre and black tachymetre scales, two subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minutes register, mid-size circular case, snap on back, angular lugs, two rectangular chronograph buttons in the band, gilt Rolex buckle, case, dial and movement signed
32 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Rolex fitted red presentation box

Reference 3834 was launched in the early 1940s, using the famous small size Valjoux calibre 69 chronograph movement. One of the rarest gems in Rolex's celebrated chronograph family, well-preserved and unmolested examples of this niche model are exceedingly rare. As a matter of fact, illustrations of reference 3834 in literature are particularly scarce.
For one example of this model in literature see I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 138 & 139.