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live December 6 | 10:00 AM
Schloss Ahlden

2686 - Rare "Time to the second" table clock by ROLEX, a dealer's clock for the German-speaking market. Brass, gold-plated, with a back panel entirely covered in sea-green, darkly marbled lacquer. Set atop a flat oval base, the case is angled and domed in the characteristic horseshoe or “sabot” shape. Profiled-framed dial with so-called Dauphine hands, gold-plated hour markers, and Roman numerals. Seconds display and stopwatch function with Arabic numerals. Manufacturer’s mark and applied lettering reading “Sekundengenaue Zeit” (Time accurate to the second). Quartz-controlled Rolex movement. Caliber 5000. No. 1087. Original wooden case with felt lining. H. 9.5 cm.

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€16,000

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Estimation

€16,000 - 32,000

Sale fees

28.57%

Rare "Time to the second" table clock by ROLEX, a dealer's clock for the German-speaking market. Brass, gold-plated, with a back panel entirely covered in sea-green, darkly marbled lacquer. Set atop a flat oval base, the case is angled and domed in the characteristic horseshoe or “sabot” shape. Profiled-framed dial with so-called Dauphine hands, gold-plated hour markers, and Roman numerals. Seconds display and stopwatch function with Arabic numerals. Manufacturer’s mark and applied lettering reading “Sekundengenaue Zeit” (Time accurate to the second). Quartz-controlled Rolex movement. Caliber 5000. No. 1087. Original wooden case with felt lining. H. 9.5 cm. A rare “Time to the second” table clock by Rolex. Switzerland. Geneva. Rolex. 1960s.

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Auction details

International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART III
Sunday, December 6
10:00 AM
Grosse Strasse 1
29693 Ahlden, Germany

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Schloss Ahlden +49 5 16 48 01 00 info@schloss-ahlden.de
On Drouot for 3 years avec More than 36,000 lots published

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