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ROLEX 8 DAY CAR CLOCK, AMAZING LEATHER CASE AND JUST
FRESHLY SERVICED 1933
STOCK NUMBER # ROLEX440-----Here is a first for me, to have a
Rolex genuine car clock / travel clock and it fine working order. I have just
examined and serviced this piece and it is in once again remarkable condition as
the leather carrying case is in excellent condition with a strip off the front
of the case. Even the gold trim on the
top of this leather case is nearly perfect and it snaps closed like day one off
the assembly line. This Rolex carrying case is 100mm by 100 mm or 4 inches by 4
inches. The case is with a brass screw in ring bezel and a nickel snap in back
with no personal engravings at all. This is an 8 day movement and the mainspring
is strong and perfect so expect this piece to go on and on for sure. The crystal
is glass and tightly fitted indeed. The dial is enamel and clean as well the
hands light up brightly in the dark. There are 15 light ruby jewels to this 8
day Rolex movement and they are perfect as well inspected by hand & loop and
oiled properly. The serial number for this Rolex 8 day car clock / Travel clock
is 48,883 and this serial number tells me it is from the year 1933. I can
promise you this so read my words please. This is a collectors dream as it is in
fine condition, not tattered like most cases that I find as well I pass them up.
Remember only the best of the best will be put on my pages as this is a perfect
example. Well serviced and genuine .
1500.00 USD
ONLY VERIFIED PAYPAL MEMBERS, NO EXCEPTIONS NON VERIFIED
WILL BE REVERSED
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ROLEX 14 KARAT AND STAINLESS "ZEPHYR" MODEL
IMPECCABLE AND SERVICED 1955
STOCK NUMBER # ROLEX8030------- As good as it will ever get for a Rolex "Zephyr"
model from the year 1955. The bezel is crisp and in amazing unworn condition as
the larger scan of the dial will convince you of this true condition. The dial
is terrific and 100% original not touched in any way shape or form. The hands
are nearly perfect and original to this two toned Rolex Zephyr wrist watch. This
case is 42mm long and not including the screw down Rolex gold crown it is 35mm.
The case serial number is 1,450,266 and the case reference number is 1008. KEEP
IN MIND the reference numbers for the "Zephyr" models are 1008,9522,6582,9919
(no second sub hand at six hand) and 1009. The movement is fully clean and serviced recently and
it is a Rolex fully automatic caliber 1570 with 26 fully cleaned perfect ruby
jewels. This movement is a certified chronometer so expect it to keep time as
such. The band is genuine and it is written on the two end piece 361. There are
12 links and two end pieces and the band has very little stretch so again this
is a proper band. The back is smooth and as well in amazing condition with no
personal engravings. This is once again as good as it will get for a slightly
worn Rolex certified chronometer from 1955 and it is a tested 14 karat solid
gold bezel "Zephyr" model.
2950.00 USD
ONLY VERIFIED PAYPAL MEMBERS, NO EXCEPTIONS NON VERIFIED
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ROLEX "3 PIECE CUSHION" OYSTER CASE, PRIMA
MOVEMENT AND
SERVICED
STOCK NUMBER # ROLEX1166----- I have just completely cleaned and serviced this
rare cushion chromium cased Rolex and it is one of the first generation "Oyster
case models" and it is a 3 piece model. The movement fits into an inner ring and
both back and coin edged bezel screw down onto this ring which fits into the
case. A beauty indeed. Pitted on the back but normal for an early Oyster cushion Chromium
Oyster cases. This case is 40mm long and without the rare ball style
Oyster crown it is 32mm wide. The dial is excellent and the hands original to
this piece. The case reference number is 29,1069 and the case serial number is
24,609 which places this Swiss made Rolex Oyster cushion at the year 1928. The
movement is a very early for runner of the 710 caliber or the 10 1/2 hunter
model as well call it and as the newer models are written "10 1/2 hunter" under
the dial on the movement. There are 15 cleaned ruby jewels and it has been well
serviced to the hilt. The band is a pig skin and perfect at 16mm in width. There
are no engravings on the back of this case at all.
2900.00 USD
ONLY VERIFIED PAYPAL MEMBERS, NO EXCEPTIONS NON VERIFIED
WILL BE REVERSED
October
7, 1927. It was a cold October morning, and Miss Mercedes Gleitze (1900-1981), a
London typist and part-time professional swimmer from Brighton, was about to
make her eighth attempt at swimming the English Channel. Just a year prior (on
July 29, 1926), Rolex patented the first waterproof wristwatch: the Rolex
Oyster. When Hans Wilsdorf (the cofounder and Managing Director of Rolex) got
word of the vindication swim, he saw this as a golden opportunity to promote his
new creation. Wilsdorf wasted no time, and on October 14, dispatched a letter to
Miss Gleitze by way of the S. T. Garland advertising service. By this letter, he
formally agreed to provide her with a gift wristlet watch to be worn during the
upcoming swim. In exchange, Gleitze would provide a written testimonial on the
performance of the watch after the swim.
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It may sound a bit more romantic to say that Mercedes wore a Rolex on
her wrist as she swam across the English Channel, but this,
unfortunately, was not the case. While she did “carry” a Rolex for more
than ten hours during her vindication swim, it was not on her wrist, nor
was it during the “successful” fifteen-hour swim she is remembered for.
This is simply a story that has had some “specifics” misquoted over the
years. With that being said, on October 25, 1927, Mercedes Gleitze
forwarded a letter to Rolex, which summed it up very well, and read as
follows: “You will like to hear that the Rolex Oyster watch I carried on
my Channel swim proved itself a reliable and accurate timekeeping
companion even though it was subjected to complete immersion for hours
in sea water at a temp of not more than 58 and often as low as 51. This
is to say nothing about the sustained buffeting it must have received.
Not even the quick change to the high temp of the boat cabin when I was
lifted from the water seemed to affect the even tenour of its movement.
The newspaper man was astonished and I, of course, am delighted with
it…”
Again,
while Mercedes was unsuccessful on her vindication swim, the
significance of this feat was not lost on Rolex, as it heavily promoted
it in its now-famous London Daily Mail front-page advertisement on
November 24, of that same year
“Rolex
introduces for the first time the greatest triumph in Watch-making –
ROLEX ‘OYSTER’ – The Wonder Watch That Defies The Elements. MOISTURE
PROOF WATER PROOF HEAT PROOF VIBRATION PROOF COLD PROOF DUST PROOF” |
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