FROM AN IMPORTANT ASIAN COLLECTOR
948
Rolex
Ref. 6605
DateJust
A fine and attractive pink gold wristwatch with tropical black lacquer dial and center seconds, retailed by Serpico y Laino
- Estimate
- HK$120,000 - 200,000€13,200 - 22,000$15,400 - 25,600
HK$125,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1955
- Reference No
- 6605
- Movement No
- N740445
- Case No
- 319’921
- Model Name
- DateJust
- Material
- 18K pink gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 1065, 25 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K pink gold Rolex Jubilee bracelet, max length 190mm.
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K pink gold Rolex deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 35.5mm. Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
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Catalogue Essay
The reference 6605 from the 1950s is a highly sought after model, and the present example is stunning. The South American pink gold hue is beautifully offset with the lovely pie pan black lacquer dial, which has begun to turn “tropical”. The watch is made even rarer with the signature of the famed Venezuela jeweller Serpico y Laino. In extremely well preserved condition this watch is sure to please collectors of rare and interesting Rolex timepieces.
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded 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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