Rolex. A fine 18K white gold dual time annual calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds

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SkyDweller

Rolex. A fine 18K white gold dual time annual calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds

Signed Rolex, Sky-Dweller, Oyster Perpetual, ref. 326139, case no. 486U6103, circa 2014

Details

Rolex. A fine 18K white gold dual time annual calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds
Signed Rolex, Sky-Dweller, Oyster Perpetual, ref. 326139, case no. 486U6103, circa 2014
Movement: automatic, cal. 9001, 40 jewels
Dial: black, matte, applied Arabic numerals, luminous skeletonized hands
Case: screw back, semi-revolving bezel selecting the crown function
Signed: case, dial and movement
Dimensions: 42 mm. diam.
With: Rolex 18K white gold deployant clasp, International Guarantee card stamped by Bangkok retailer Time Midas and dated 28 January 2015, green card holder, product literature, sale tags, green fitted presentation box and outer packaging

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 present watch is offered in extremely good condition and complete of its original Guarantee, numbered sale tag and box.

Incorporating an annual calendar and dual time function, the SkyDweller is among the most complicated watches made by Rolex, and it is one of the very few forays into complicated timepieces for the company, known chiefly for sport and tool watches such as the Daytona or the Milgauss. Of particular ingenuity is the so-called “Ring Command” bezel: it can be turned to four positions, each one respectively selecting a different function for the crown: time setting, second time zone setting, calendar setting, and neutral. Few Rolex pieces can be compared to the SkyDweller for mechanical complexity: the modern regatta chronograph Yacth-master II, the vintage split-second pieces, and the vintage triple calendar with moon phases watches. It was launched in 2012.

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