Rolex - Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Hong Kong Sessions, Spring 2023 Hong Kong Tuesday, March 28, 2023 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: Circa 2021
    Reference No: 326934
    Movement No: 70R792M6
    Case No: 69VK5253
    Model Name: Sky Dweller
    Material: White Rolesor
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 9001, 40 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: White Rolesor Rolex Oyster bracelet, max length 190mm
    Clasp/Buckle: White Rolesor Rolex Oyster deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 42mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Rolex guarantee dated 4th February 2021, instruction manual, product literature, green card holder, hang tags, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    - Mechanically dubbed as Rolex’s most complicated model, the Sky-Dweller was released in 2012 as the firm’s first annual calendar with a GMT complication. Initially offered in white, rose and yellow gold, two more iterations were launched in 2017, encased in the Rolesor. Fusing white gold with stainless steel, Rolesor is a true Rolex signature, highly recognised for its lustre and durability.

    - This highflyer’s watch is the perfect instrument for style-conscious travellers. Featuring a local time zone indicator via a 24-hour rotating disc in the centre of the main dial, the indexes show a small window that signals the month in red. Ultimately foolproof, it can easily be adjusted via the fluted bezel, which manipulates the crown position. The development of this technology was secured through an enormous amount of dedicated research with over 11 patents to defend this innovation.

    - The present Rolesor Sky-Dweller ref. 326934 with a blue dial is perhaps the most elusive iteration of this model. The luxury apprehended from this white gold and steel reference is largely that of something engineered with great precision and attention to detail, and not a luxury of materials or elaborate ornamental techniques. Presented in excellent condition with its full set of original accessories, this is a fantastic opportunity to promptly acquire this much sought-after wristwatch.

  • 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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Ref. 326934
A fine and attractive Rolesor dual-time annual calendar wristwatch with center seconds, date, bracelet, guarantee and presentation box

Circa 2021
42mm diameter
Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$95,000 - 190,000 
€11,400-22,800
$12,200-24,400

Sold for HK$190,500

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Thomas Perazzi
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Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Hong Kong Sessions, Spring 2023

28 March - 4 April 2023