Lot 240
240
Rolex. A fine and very rare 18K white gold automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, original certificate and guarantee
On lots marked with an + in the catalogue, VAT wil… Read more WHITE GOLD REF. 1601 ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AND GUARANTEE
Rolex. A fine and very rare 18K white gold automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, original certificate and guarantee

Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Datejust model, Ref. 1601, case no. 2'238'426, manufactured in 1968

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Rolex. A fine and very rare 18K white gold automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, original certificate and guarantee
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Datejust model, Ref. 1601, case no. 2'238'426, manufactured in 1968
MOVEMENT: automatic, cal. 1570, 26 jewels
DIAL: silvered satinè dial, applied white gold baton numerals with black accents, luminous dots, sweep centre seconds, magnified window for date
CASE: 18K white gold, tonneau-shaped, fluted bezel, screw down crown, screw back, 36 mm. diam.
SIGNED: case, dial, movement
BUCKLE: 18k white gold Rolex buckle
ACCOMPANIED BY: Rolex numbered certificate and numbered guarantee stamped by Juwelier Deiter, Mülheim, Rolex presentation box
Special Notice
On lots marked with an + in the catalogue, VAT will be charged at 8% on both the premium as well as the hammer price. Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

Lot Essay

The white gold Ref. 1601 Datejust is a rare find in today’s market, far fewer examples were made in white gold than in either yellow gold or steel. The present watch is an excellent original specimen which will appeal to the collector or Rolex aficionado due to the untouched and unrestored dial, the overall excellent state of preservation and the very rare survival of the original numbered certificate and guarantee. To the best of our knowledge the present watch has never before been offered in public.

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