Rolex - The Geneva Watch Auction: XIX featuring the Guido Mondani Collection Geneva Saturday, May 11, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: 2021
    Reference No: 126715CHNR
    Case No: 3005A9K5
    Model Name: GMT-Master II
    Material: 18K pink gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 3285, 31 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: 18K pink gold Rolex Oyster bracelet, max length 190mm
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K pink gold Rolex deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 40mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Rolex guarantee dated March 2021, wallet, tag, product literature, presentation box and outer packaging.
    Literature: The present watch is illustrated in the second volume of Rolex GMT-Master Story by Guido Mondani, pages 188 and 189.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Launched at Baselworld in 2018, the GMT-Master II in Everose gold was an instant success, and instantly a new icon. Hefty and eye-catching, it was a luxurious alternative to the stainless steel tool watch. At the time of launch, it was the first serially produced GMT-Master to be cased only in Everose.

    Everose gold was introduced by Rolex in 2005 and consists of an alloy of yellow gold, copper and platinum. Adding platinum in the gold combination allows the case to keep its pink tone over the years.

    The present model is offered in virtually unworn condition and with all its original accessories.

  • Artist Biography

    Rolex

    Swiss • 1905

    Founded 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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From the Guido Mondani Collection

109

Ref. 126715CHNR
An extremely well-preserved and attractive pink gold dual time wristwatch with date, bracelet, guarantee and presentation box

2021
40mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed

Estimate
CHF20,000 - 30,000 
€20,400-30,700
$21,900-32,800

Sold for CHF38,100

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The Geneva Watch Auction: XIX featuring the Guido Mondani Collection

Geneva Auction 11 - 12 May 2024