Live Auction 1401Important Watches including Property from an Important European Collection
Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch
Lot 144

Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch

SIGNED ROLEX, REF. 3858, CASE NO. 048'026, CIRCA 1938

Closed12 May 2014

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CHF 11,250

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Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch
Signed Rolex, ref. 3858, case no. 048'026, circa 1938
Mechanical movement, 17 jewels, silvered matte dial, luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands, Arabic five minute divisions, outer blue tachymetre scale, two engine-turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minutes register, circular case, straight lugs, snap-on back, two rectangular chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel Rolex buckle, case, dial and movement signed
32 mm. diam.

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The present piece will immediately impress the savvy collector with its wonderfully original, aged dial. The color shift on the luminous material combined with the slight spotting of the dial, while the scales are still all perfectly preserved, adds pathos to this already very attractive and rare pre-war Rolex chronograph.