Important Jewelry, Watches and Wristw...

Hong Kong, Furama Hotel, Jun 07, 1999

LOT 492

Rolex, Prince Aerodynamic, Officially Certified Chronometer, Ref. 3361,1940's. Very fine and rare rectangular curved, asymmetric, centre second,18K yellow gold gentleman 's wristwatch with leather strap and 18K yellow gold Rolex buckle.

HKD 70,000 - 85,000

USD 10,000 - 12,000

Sold: HKD 80,500

C. two body, shaped, massive, polished, satined, bearing an escutcheon in the front. D. black with applied gold triangular and square indexes. "Dauphine" gold hands. M. 7 1 /2 "' , rhodium plated, 18 jewels, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 19 x 46 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: *3

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 4-01

Fair

HANDS Original

Notes

Prince Aerodynamic This asymmetric Rolex Prince wristwatch bears an escutcheon in relief for the eventual engraving of a monogramm at the bottom of the dial, where the small seconds would have been. By looking at the watch in profile, one can notice that the thickness of the top and of the bottom of the case is different. The present model of watch was never made in stainless steel and is called aerodynamic, as mentioned in advertisements of 1940. It was presented at the Swiss National Exhibition in Zurich in 1939. A similar watch is published in Rolex Collezionare Orologi da Polso, 1998 Edition, by Osvaldo PATwzzt, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, pp. 36, 37 and 38.