ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, GREEN JASPER BLOODSTONE DIAL, BRACELET AND MATCHING PAIR OF CHAUMET CUFFLINKS, ORDERED BY HIS MAJESTY KING HASSAN II
06.11.2023 15:00UTC +01:00
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| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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| Event location | Switzerland, Geneva |
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ID 1058505
Lot 24 | ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DAY, DATE, GREEN JASPER BLOODSTONE DIAL, BRACELET AND MATCHING PAIR OF CHAUMET CUFFLINKS, ORDERED BY HIS MAJESTY KING HASSAN II
Estimate value
CHF 200 000 – 400 000
SIGNED ROLEX, DAY-DATE MODEL, RETAILED BY CHAUMET, REF. 18038, CASE NO. 5’600’115, CHAUMET NO. 2688RE, CIRCA 1978, SOLD TO HIS MAJESTY KING HASSAN II OF MOROCCO ON 10 NOVEMBER 1979
Movement: Automatic
Dial: Green japser bloodstone
Case: 36 mm diam., Chaumet stock no. 2688RE engraved on the back
With: 18k gold Rolex President bracelet and deployant clasp, overall length approximately 180 mm., pair of 18k gold Rolex link design cufflinks signed Chaumet, no. 8499, Chaumet Extract from the Watchmaking Sheets, Documentary File, Extract of Documentary Research and Chaumet presentation box
Remark: Ordered by His Majesty King Hassan II & retailed by Chaumet
Provenance
Purchased from Chaumet by King Hassan II of Morocco in 1979 and, by family tradition of the previous owner, gifted in gratitude to His majesty's doctor.
| Manufactur: | Rolex |
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| Applied technique: | Mechanical movement |
| Medium: | Gold, Yellow gold |
| Art style: | Pre War, Vintage |
| Auction house category: | Wrist watches |
| Manufactur: | Rolex |
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| Applied technique: | Mechanical movement |
| Medium: | Gold, Yellow gold |
| Art style: | Pre War, Vintage |
| Auction house category: | Wrist watches |
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