Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch
Ref:3335, Case No.041606, Circa 1939
17-jewel nickel lever movement, mono-metallic compensation balance, salmon pink dial with baton hour markers and Arabic 12, three subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, outer scale in black, large stainless steel circular case with down turned lugs, polished and chamfered bezel, snap on case back No.041606 3335, fitted leather strap, case, dial and movement signed
35mm.
17-jewel nickel lever movement, mono-metallic compensation balance, salmon pink dial with baton hour markers and Arabic 12, three subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, outer scale in black, large stainless steel circular case with down turned lugs, polished and chamfered bezel, snap on case back No.041606 3335, fitted leather strap, case, dial and movement signed
35mm.
Sold for
£19,200
inc. premium
Footnotes
- The Ref:3335 is one of the rarest of the early Rolex chronographs. It was the first chronograph to incorporate an hour register and was one of the largest cases that Rolex produced. This example has the original salmon pink dial and has been in the current owners family since the 1940's.
Category: Clocks and Watches / Watches
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