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Rolex. A Rare and Unusual Mid-Size 18k Pink Gold Chronograph Wristwatch with Pink Dial and Presentation Box
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Rolex. A Rare and Unusual Mid-Size 18k Pink Gold Chronograph Wristwatch with Pink Dial and Presentation Box

SIGNED ROLEX, ANTI-MAGNETIQUE, RETAILED BY GIUDICI MILANO, REF. 3834, CASE NO. 57'471, CIRCA 1940

Closed11 June 2014

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Rolex. A Rare and Unusual Mid-Size 18k Pink Gold Chronograph Wristwatch with Pink Dial and Presentation Box
Signed Rolex, Anti-Magnetique, Retailed by Giudici Milano, Ref. 3834, Case No. 57'471, Circa 1940
Cal. 10 1/2''' Valjoux 69 mechanical movement, 17 jewels, pink dial, black baton and Arabic numerals, outer railway five minute divisions, outer blue telemeter scale and black tachometer scale, two engine-turned subsidiary dials for 30 minute register and constant seconds, mid-size circular case, two rectangular chronograph buttons in the band, snap on case back, case, dial, and movement signed by maker, dial signed by retailer
32mm diam.

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Accompanied by a Rolex fitted presentation box stamped Calderoni S.A.
The present watch comes from the granddaughter of the original owner. He purchased the watch in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia which was an Italian colony in the early 20th century.

Reference 3834 was launched in the early 1940's, using the famous small size Valjoux caliber 69 chronograph movement. Examples of this model in well-preserved and original condition are exceedingly rare. The rarity of this present watch is furthermore enhanced by the beautiful and unusual pink dial, a case back still clearly engraved with case and reference numbers, and presence of the retailers's signature.

An example of the reference 3834 is illustrated in I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 138 & 139.