208Σ
Rolex
Ref. 9008
A fine and rare yellow gold wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, green enamel dial, guarantee and fitted presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$150,000 - 250,000
HK$237,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1961
- Reference No
- 9008
- Movement No
- N95281
- Case No
- 711'857
- Material
- 18k yellow gold
- Calibre
- Mechanical, 1200, 17 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Black <em>Rolex</em> crocodile leather strap
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold <em>Rolex </em>buckle
- Dimensions
- 36 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Rolex</em> Guarantee dated 2 October 1965 and fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Rolex watches fitted with an enamel dial are very hard to come by, and to find one accompanied with its original purchase guarantee is a rarity indeed. The present watch is accompanied by its original guarantee, confirming its sale on 2 October 1965 in Geneva. The watch features a beautiful, glistening and translucent emerald green enamel dial, highlighting the craftsmanship of the enameler. Furthermore, the case is in extremely crisp condition with the Rolex coronet and case number clearly visible on the case back.
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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