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Auction archive: Lot number 62

Rolex

Jewels
8 Dec 2014
Estimate
US$5,000 - US$8,000
Price realised:
US$6,875
Auction archive: Lot number 62

Rolex

Jewels
8 Dec 2014
Estimate
US$5,000 - US$8,000
Price realised:
US$6,875
Beschreibung:

PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN Rolex A Stainless Steel 'Submariner' Men's Wristwatch
Of automatic movement, the circular black dial with luminescent markers and hands, with date aperture at 3 o'clock, to the tapered link band, mounted in stainless steel, diameter 2 1/4 inches. Dial and clasp signed 'Rolex', clasp no.93250, with an original box Artist Bio Rolex Swiss • 1905 Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s. One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants. View More Works

Auction archive: Lot number 62
Auction:
Datum:
8 Dec 2014
Auction house:
Phillips
New York
Beschreibung:

PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN Rolex A Stainless Steel 'Submariner' Men's Wristwatch
Of automatic movement, the circular black dial with luminescent markers and hands, with date aperture at 3 o'clock, to the tapered link band, mounted in stainless steel, diameter 2 1/4 inches. Dial and clasp signed 'Rolex', clasp no.93250, with an original box Artist Bio Rolex Swiss • 1905 Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s. One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants. View More Works

Auction archive: Lot number 62
Auction:
Datum:
8 Dec 2014
Auction house:
Phillips
New York
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