205
Rolex
Ref. 1019
Milgauss
A rare and attractive stainless steel wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$130,000 - 200,000
HK$162,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1970
- Reference No
- 1019
- Movement No
- M711869
- Case No
- 2'015'877
- Model Name
- Milgauss
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, 1580, 27 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex Oyster </em>bracelet, 160 mm. maximum length, end link stamped 580
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel<em> Rolex </em>folding deployant clasp stamped 83
- Dimensions
- 37.5 m. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
Specialist
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Catalogue Essay
The Milgauss was first introduced to the market in the 1950s, designed for use in areas of high electro-magnetic radiation, such as research labs or power stations. The influence of radiation on a watch results in losing time keeping accuracy, so Rolex introduced the 'Faraday Cage' to counter the effects of radiation. The cage is an inner iron case that shields the watch movement from outside energy.
Reference 1019 was introduced after reference 6541 and 6543. The present watch features a rare matte black dial, and is preserved in very original and crisp condition.
Reference 1019 was introduced after reference 6541 and 6543. The present watch features a rare matte black dial, and is preserved in very original and crisp condition.
Literature
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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