Lot 406

Rolex, Swiss, "Prince Railway", Case No. 49617, Ref. 1527, 23 x 44 mm, circa 1938
A rare and elegant vintage Geneva wristwatch - quality "EXTRA PRIMA" produced for the US American market
Case: 14k pink and white gold, push back, 18k pink gold buckle. Dial: two-coloured pink gilt.
One of the most elegant amongst the Rolex shaped watches is certainly the "Rolex Prince". It has a rectangular shape with flared sides and a slightly curved back, so that a better fit to the wrist is guaranteed. In addition to their shape the main difference between the Rolex Prince watches and most other watches of this time is the Prince's duo-dial design, which means the hours and minutes are at the top and the seconds are at the bottom. Because of this feature the watches were also knows as "Doctors's Watches" - the separation of hours and seconds allowed precise timing of respiration and pulse. The Rolex Prince watches were designed in 9k, 14k and 18k, white, yellow and pink gold as well as in steel, silver and platinum. There were also various combinations of these metals, like the present model in pink and white gold.

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