Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 228

"The Cuckoo Clock Brooch" Rolex, Geneva, Ref. 8644. Made in the 1960s. Fine, 18K pink and yellow gold, diamond-set brooch in the form of a cuckoo clock, with a keyless watch.

C. Two-body, front realistically modeled as a cuckoo clock, base set with 3 diamonds, 2 gold tassels at the bottom, pin with clasp at the back. D. Bark-finished champagne with pink gold bâton indexes. Pink gold "alpha" hands. M. Cal. 282, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 48 x 41 mm. Thickness 24 mm.