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Rolex. A rare and unusual 18K gold limited edition wristwatch with guarantee and sales tag, made to celebrate the 50th years of independence of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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Rolex. A rare and unusual 18K gold limited edition wristwatch with guarantee and sales tag, made to celebrate the 50th years of independence of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Signed Rolex, Genève, No. 23/100, Ref. 6623/8, Case No. N378282, Circa 1997

Closed14 May 2018

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Rolex. A rare and unusual 18K gold limited edition wristwatch with guarantee and sales tag, made to celebrate the 50th years of independence of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Signed Rolex, Genève, No. 23/100, Ref. 6623/8, Case No. N378282, Circa 1997
Movement: cal. 6620, quartz, 8 jewels, signed
Dial: “50 years of Independence 1947 1997” logo, signed
Case: snap on back engraved "Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1947, 50 Years of Independence, 1997" and the green and white flag of Pakistan, inside case back stamped 6623 N378282 304 1952, 37 mm. diam., signed
With: 18K gold Rolex deployant clasp, Rolex punched blank Garantie, sales tag

Specialist note

The present Cellini is no. 23 of only 100 examples made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1997.
It is one of the rare models made with customized logo on the dial by Rolex.

Independence Day, observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign nation following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed for the creation of an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of South Asia via partition. The movement was led by the All-India Muslim League under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The event was brought forth by the Indian Independence Act 1947 under which the British Raj gave independence to the Dominion of Pakistan which comprised West Pakistan (present-day Pakistan) and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).