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Rolex. A fine and rare, stainless steel cushion-shaped wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and Gay Frères bracelet

Signed Rolex, Oyster Everest, Observatory, ref. 4647, case no. 276’447, circa 1945

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Rolex. A fine and rare, stainless steel cushion-shaped wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and Gay Frères bracelet
Signed Rolex, Oyster Everest, Observatory, ref. 4647, case no. 276’447, circa 1945
Movement: manual, Precision caliber 10 1/H, 17 jewels
Dial: silvered with gilt baton and Arabic numerals
Case: screw back with engraved dedication and screw-down Oyster crown
Signed: case, dial and movement
Dimensions: 31 mm. diam.
With: stainless steel Gay Frères bracelet

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This lot is offered without reserve. On lots marked with an + in the catalogue, VAT will be charged at 8% on both the premium as well as the hammer price.

Lot Essay

The reference 4647 evolved from the original cushion-shaped Oyster watches of the 1930s. This reference was also used for the “Army” model. The Everest trade name was used to commemorate the first airplane flight over Mount Everest in the 30s for which Rolex supplied Oyster watches to the pilots.

A similar example of this model, reference 4647, is illustrated in The Best of Time - Rolex Wristwatches by James M. Dowling & Jeffrey P. Hess, p. 60.

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