The Rolex King Midas is a celebrated star-studded model from the late 1960s, starting with the first reference 9630, the model is renowned to be the watch choice of “The King of Rock n’ Roll”, Elvis Presley and “The Duke”, John Wayne. The daringly different design is also conceived by the esteemed icon behind the famed Patek Philippe Nautilus and Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, the one and only Gerald Genta. The architecture of the timepiece drew inspiration from the Greek mythology of the King whom has the ability to turn everything into gold by his touch, hence the “Midas touch”. Living up to its moniker, the lavish model is fitted with a ribbed bracelet crafted out of a single gold ingot. Impossible to forget its wrist presence, the watch weighs over a hefty north of 150 grams.

The present specimen ref. 3584 from circa 1975 in white gold is adorned with an exotic lapis dial and retailed by Asprey. Even more breath-taking, the dial bears the highly sought-after prestige silvered “Khanjar” emblem positioned at 6 o’clock. Fresh to the market and appearing as the second example of this configuration in auction, the present lot fashions in incredible style and certainly is the perfect fit for the forthright collector of showstopper timepieces. Furthermore, it is accompanied with the original Greek urn presentation case, a rare sight to see for sure in its complete set.