Rolex - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: NINE Hong Kong Monday, November 25, 2019 | Phillips

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  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: Circa 1955
    Reference No: 9534
    Case No: 669’716
    Model Name: Precision
    Material: 18K yellow gold
    Calibre: Manual, 18 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: 18K yellow gold Rolex integrated bracelet, max length 165mm
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K yellow gold Rolex concealed folding clasp
    Dimensions: 18mm length x 13mm width
    Signed: Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present lady’s yellow gold Rolex wristwatch with integrated bracelet features a small rectangular case reminiscent from the 1950’s era of lady’s wristwatches. Featuring a small manual wound movement, Rolex wristwatches with smaller case dimensions are coming back into trend in modern days, especially in the Japanese market.

  • Artist Biography

    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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LOT OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE

986

Lot offered with No Reserve

Ref. 9534
A lady’s fine yellow gold rectangular-shaped wristwatch with integrated bracelet

Circa 1955
18mm length x 13mm width
Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp

Estimate
HK$24,000 - 40,000 
€2,700-4,600
$3,100-5,100

Sold for HK$15,000

Contact Specialist

Thomas Perazzi
Head of Watches, Asia
thomasperazzi@phillips.com
+852 2318 2001

The Hong Kong Watch Auction: NINE

Hong Kong Auction 25-26 November 2019