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Lot 113
Rolex. A very fine, rare and unusual stainless steel rectangular curved wristwatch
SIGNED ROLEX, PRINCE ELEGANT, RETAILED BY BUCHERER'S, REF. 2835, CASE NO. 026'885, CIRCA 1938
Closed10 November 2014
Price Realised
CHF 10,000
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Specialist note
One of the most unusual and rare early examples of Rolex production, this wristwatch impresses the beholder with its highly unconventional curved design, obviously a very early precursor to the stylistic evolutions that will come in the second half of the century. Preserved in wonderfully original condition and retailed by Bucherer, this timepiece shows that Rolex's experimentalism, so obvious now in models like the Daytona Rainbow or Leopard, was part of the DNA of the company since its earliest days.