2867 - Rolex, very rare and sumptuous wristwatch.

Rolex, very rare and sumptuous wristwatch. 18K yellow gold. D 43 × 14 mm. Certificate: Jewellery watch Provenance: 884, well-preserved two-part case Exhibited: Very broad brushed dial, signed ‘Rolex’ at 12 o’clock. Exhibited: Manual-winding movement, cal. 1400, 18 jewels Literature: Finely crafted, broad gold link bracelet, signed ‘Rolex’, wrist circumference approx. 18 cm None A sumptuous, very heavy Rolex wristwatch, almost certainly made in a very small series or even as a unique piece. Rolex documented many jewellery watches inadequately during the 1950s and early 1960s. Consequently, such rare pieces often do not appear in standard reference works. Among specialist vintage collectors, these ‘lost references’ or difficult-to-identify jewellery watches are now regarded as curiosities, representing a much less familiar, experimental and artistic side of the brand.