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153

Rolex

Ref. 6605

DateJust

A fine and rare pink gold wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, black lacquer dial and bracelet

Estimate
HK$130,000 - 250,000
HK$187,500
Lot Details
Manufacturer
Rolex
Year
1957
Reference No
6605
Movement No
N701446
Case No
309'087
Model Name
DateJust
Material
18k pink gold
Calibre
Automatic, 1065, 25 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
18k pink gold <em>Rolex Jubilee </em>bracelet, 195 mm. maximum length
Clasp/Buckle
18k pink gold <em>Rolex</em> folding deployant clasp stamped Rolex 1.57
Dimensions
36 mm. diameter
Signed
<em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
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Catalogue Essay
There are many appealing attributes about this early DateJust from 1957. The first is the beautiful galvanic black lacquer "Swiss" dial with pink graphics and applied pink gold spade shaped hour markers. The second eye catching quality is the original pink gold Jubilee stamped for the first half of 1957.

Overall in original condition, this DateJust is a fine watch indeed.

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.
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