Lot 2248* - A155 Jewellery - Tuesday, 30. November 2010, 02.00 PM
GENTLEMAN'S WRISTWATCH, ROLEX OYSTER, CHRONOGRAPH, "MONOBLOCCO", ca. 1942. Steel Ref. 4048, only 143 produced. Tonneau-shaped, two-part housing No. 206337 with convex lunette and curved attaches, screw-down back and crown, round chrono pushers. Matte-finished silver-coloured dial, black, appliqued Arabic numerals, blue-Breguet hands, outer minute division, tachymeter and telemeter scale in km, recessed small second, 12 hour and 30 minute counters, signed Rolex Chronograph, Antimagnetic. Hand winder, Cal. 13"', Lever movement with Breguet balance spring, chronograph with ratchet. Brown leather band with Rolex clasp. D 35 mm. Very rare and collectible model. This was the first chronograph with 3 chrono-counters and screw-down back and was produced in steel, yellow and pink gold.
Sehr seltenes und sammelwürdiges Modell. Es war der erste Chronograph mit 3 Zählern und verschraubtem Boden und wurde in Stahl, Gelb- und Roségold produziert. - Eine solche Uhr ist beschrieben im Buch: Rolex-Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editor, 2001, p. 424-425 und trägt die Nr. 206340.
CHF 40 000 / 60 000 | (€ 41 240 / 61 860)
Sold for CHF 43 200 (including buyer’s premium)
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