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Rolex. A Fine And Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch With Bracelet
Lot 240

Rolex. A Fine And Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch With Bracelet

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER CHRONOGRAPH, ANTI-MAGNETIC, REF. 4500, CASE NO. 427'084, CIRCA 1946

Closed16 December 2011

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Rolex. A Fine And Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch With Bracelet
Signed Rolex, Oyster Chronograph, Anti-Magnetic, Ref. 4500, Case No. 427'084, Circa 1946
Nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, silvered matte dial, baton numerals, calibrated 1/5th seconds ring with Arabic fifth divisions, blue outer calibrated tachometer scale and inner red calibrated telemeter scale, two subsidiary dials for 30 minute register and constant seconds, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, raised bezel, screw down crown, screw back, stainless steel Rolex Oyster link bracelet, case, dial and movement signed
36mm diam.

Specialist note

Rolex produced the reference 4500 for one year during the 1940s in a very limited number. Examples were made in stainless steel, gold and stainless steel and gold models. The present watch is unusual with the colored dial.

A similar watch is illustrated in 100 Years of Rolex by F. and G. Mondani, ed. 2008, p. 40.