Rolex - The Beauty in Everything: Single Owner Online Auction Hong Kong Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: Circa 2010
    Reference No: 114270
    Movement No: 3’014’666
    Case No: G030’393
    Model Name: Explorer
    Material: Stainless steel
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 3130, 31 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, max length 175mm
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp, stamped “LT7” and “78690”
    Dimensions: 36mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Rolex international guarantee stamped Aurum Group UK dated 30th November 2010, original purchase invoice, hang tag, leather card holder, cloth, additional links, instructions manual, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    This was my first Rolex. I bought it at Heathrow airport in 2010 while I was shuttling back and forth between London and Hong Kong as I was juggling my newly acquired business, Drake's, with my newly launched business, The Armoury. At the time, Michael Drake, the founder of Drake's, was telling me how the Rolex Explorer was one of his favourite watch designs and it inspired me to seek one out for myself. - Mark Cho

    Full Story: https://www.thebeautyineverythingsale.com/rolex-explorer


    To the new owners of the watches in the sale: The Armoury will custom-make the winner one of The Armoury’s signature garments as a gift. For further details please visit the link below.

    More Details: https://www.thearmoury.com/the-beauty-in-everything-gifts


    - The Rolex Explorer ref. 114270 is one of Rolex’s most universal and classic model of all time. In production between 2001 and 2010, the ref. 114270 embodies a timeless aesthetic featuring a modern 36mm diameter case with the firm’s signature 3-6-9 Arabic numerals. Less is more, the wristwatch is profound and fits all styles, fitted with a stunning contrast of simple black dial and white luminous markers.

    - With a G serial, the present example is the last of its kind from circa 2010, preserved in excellent overall condition.

  • 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. 114270
A fine and attractive stainless steel wristwatch with center seconds, bracelet, guarantee and presentation box

Circa 2010
36mm diameter
Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$30,000 - 50,000 
€3,700-6,200
$3,800-6,400

Sold for HK$100,800

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Thomas Perazzi
Head of Watches, Asia
+852 2318 2001
WatchesHK@phillips.com

The Beauty in Everything: Single Owner Online Auction

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