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    • With manual winding movement, silvered dial, stamped 17 rubis, round and arrow index, in white gold rectangular case decorated with brilliant-, single- and calibré-cut diamonds, dial, inside caseback and movement signed Rolex, case width approximately 17 mm, ring mount later added, size 6½, case stamped Rolex.

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    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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Lady's White gold and Diamond Ring Watch

With manual winding movement, silvered dial, stamped 17 rubis, round and arrow index, in white gold rectangular case decorated with brilliant-, single- and calibré-cut diamonds, dial, inside caseback and movement signed Rolex, case width approximately 17 mm, ring mount later added, size 6½, case stamped Rolex.

Estimate
HK$160,000 - 250,000 
$20,000-32,000

Sold for HK$152,400

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Charlene Lau
Head of Jewels, Hong Kong
+852 2318 2039
JewelleryHK@phillips.com

Jewels & Jadeite

Hong Kong Auction 23 May 2023