Vintage Rolex Oyster Perpetual 18ct Bombé Lugs, Honeycomb DiaI, Immaculate 1954.
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Vintage Rolex Oyster Perpetual 18ct Bombé Lugs, Honeycomb DiaI, Immaculate 1954.:
$5460.34
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Rolex Oyster Perpetual 18ct BombéLugs
vgw ref R179
ROLEX
...Simple...Elegance......
100% Genuine & All Original
Fully Restored, Serviced and Guaranteed
A Beautiful Well Cared for and Lightly Used Example
Wonderful 50\'s ‘Dauphine’ Hands over a \'Honeycomb Dial\' – Superbly Restored!
18K Solid Gold Rolex Swiss Hallmarked Case, Size Large 33mm not inc the Rolex Oyster Crown
A High Grade Cal.645 20 Jewels, Automatic Movement Just Serviced in Superb Condition!
Officially Certified Superlative Chronometer Grade, Highly Accurate Movement
18ct Unmarked Smooth Bezel, with Beautiful Sculptured \'Bombe\' Lugs
All in Absolutely Top Grade & Simply Stunning Condition
Supplied with a New High Quality ‘Croc’ Leather Strap
This Watch & Watch Strap.
The Watch is provided in the Rolex Presentation Box shown*
The Watch is offered with 12 months Written Warranty*
Description
Here we have a beautifulfully restoredRolex Oyster Perpetual 18K Automatic, model ref 6090/2, so-called \"Bombay\" by collectors, referring to the bombé (sculpted) lugscase. The rare original honeycomb dial has been also been beautifully restored. The high gradeCal.645, Certified Chronometer Grade (highly accurate and highly reliable) automatic movement has been fully restored using only original Rolex parts where necessary.
The Dial
An attractive and sought after feature of this watch is it’s ‘Honeycombe’ dial. This refers to the slightly textured look of the cream/white dial which, along with the Bombé lugs, elevates the overall feeling of quality of this watch. This is a simple, highly elegant and classic example of the Rolex (Oyster) dial from 1950s. The gold Dauphine hands, needle seconds hand and gold arrow head hour markers, along with the Rolex Crown at 12 o’clock, are all classic Rolex dial motifs from this period. It is signed Rolex (the brand) Oyster (the waterproof case) and Perpetual (the automatic movement). Also ‘Officially Certified Chronometer’, meaning the movement has been tested and has qualified as a ‘Chronometer’ grade movement, (i.e. highly accurate and highly reliable} by COSC the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute.
The Case
This original Swiss hallmarked 18K solid gold case, measures 34mm in diameter without the original Rolex Oyster crown. The beautiful \'Bombe\' design case with sculpted lugs has an unmarked smooth bezel and highly polished full thickness case-back showing it has never been inscribed. In fact all of the case is in immaculate condition having simply been professionally cleaned and carefully polished.
Inside the case-back are two Swiss 18ct hallmarks and 0.0750 18K.Also the beautiful older Rolex scroll GENEVA SWISS ROLEX PATENTED and the model number 6090/6092.
The Movement
This watch has the original high grade “Officially Certified Chronometer” 20 Jewels, Calibre.645 movement which is highly regarded for being particularly accurate, reliable and strong. The movement is working perfectly following a thorough inspection and service by our watchmaker. It is signed ROLEX PERPETUAL CHRONOMETER and SWISS MADE. The movement carries the correct movement numbers F33069 and 98798. The movement has been calibrated and timed and is running strongly and accurately at ± 10 seconds per day and it is now ready for many more years of reliable service. The watch is offered with twelve months warranty on the movement*.*The 12 months warranty is only applicable if the Buy It Now price is paid.
The Strap and Buckle
The strap fitted is a new very high quality dark brown \'croc\' leather strapwhichis fitted with a Matching Rolex 18ct Buckle.Note if a different colour or different style strap is preferred please let us know and we will do our best to oblige one free of charge.
The Box and Papers
Although there are no original papers with this watch, all the numbers and markings on the watch are all correct, dating the watch to 1954. A detailed written receipt, with a 12 months warranty* and a separate insurance valuation for the replacement value will be provided at the time of sale. The Rolex presentation box shown in the photographs is included in the sale.
*Note 12 months warranty is only applicable if the listed price is paid.
In Conclusion
This is a superb example the iconic gent’s early 1950s vintage Rolex in 18ct gold and in immaculate condition. It is a completely practical and ready for wear as an everyday watch. And treated carefully it will be an excellent investment or heirloom piece, particularly when kept in such superb condition.And even though vintage gold Rolex prices have risen recently, we still feel good examples such as this are undervalued. As each year goes by and the world market for vintage gold Rolex watches continues to expand, prices are climbing ever higher.So this is a highly collectable vintage gold watch from horology’s most famous name which will provide an excellent financial investment as well as something to treasure and enjoy!
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About \'Vintage Gold Watches\' London.
As well as a web destination,‘Vintage Gold Watches’is a partnership based in Bayswater, Central London (W2) U.K. engaged in buying and selling ‘fine’ Swiss watches from circa the 1950s. We particularly love this time period for its elegance, craftsmanship and quality. In fact we consider this the\'golden age\'of Swiss watch-making when technical superiority, craftsmanship and elegance all combined to provide us with some of the best time-pieces ever made. And we particularly like 1950s Rolex, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Omega, Longines, IWC, and Zenith, hand wound and automatic, and always in 9, 10, 14 or 18K solid gold!
A Vintage Gold Watch as an Investment.It\'s rare to find an investment you can wear and we simply marvel that pieces of such timeless beauty and sophistication can be acquired for such relatively modest prices. Even more, once owned the value of a vintage watch is as safe and long lasting as the timepiece itself. Indeed, these masterpieces of beauty and micro engineering were built to endure and so if one buys the best, they will make excellent investments and heirloom pieces.
A Vintage Gold Watch in everyday use.In many ways similar to a vintage car, and so a properly maintained and carefully used vintage watch can be kept in every day use and it will provide reliableservice. However, even though Swiss engineered with associated legendary reliability, these are after all 50+ years old mechanical devices and so one cannot expect the reliability and performance of a modern watch. For example a typical vintage automatic watchmay need some help with winding from time to time. And typical expected accuracy will be + or - 30 seconds per day. In terms of wear and tear, gold is a softer material than modern watch case alloys and so care will be needed to avoid unnecessary harm. And one should never swim or wash or shower in a vintage watch, no matter what the originalspecification. Vintage watches should be kept clean and dry at all times.
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For your security and peace of mind, Vintage Gold Watches of London offer you the following set of safeguards and guarantees:- We source all our watches very carefully and only buy the best quality watches we can find. All our watches are then inspected and serviced by a highly qualified watch technician to ensure they run as good as new.In this way we are ableto offer a full12 months Warrantywithall our watches.This covers parts and labour and so if yourwatch needs attention within the first 12 months of sale, you can return it to us and we will repair it free of charge.
Vintage Gold Watchesalso offers a no quibble 14 Days \'No Quibble\' Sale or Return guarantee. This means you may return the watch for any reason within 14 days for a full refund, provided it is returned in the same condition it was received..
Vintage Gold Watchesprovides a100% Authenticity Guaranteeon every watch we sell.So if a watch proves to be anything less than completely authentic or not as described you will be offered a full refund on return of the watchat any time.
Finally, we have been trading on for over 12 years with over 14 pages of response and thisresponse has never been less than 100% positive.
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If calling from overseas+ 44 207 727 7095 or + 44 7515 949 short history of Rolex
In 1905, Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law Alfred Davis founded \"Wilsdorf and Davis\" in London. Their main business at the time was importing Hermann Aegler\'s Swiss movements to England and placing them in quality watch cases made by Dennison and others. These early wristwatches were sold to jewelers who then put their own names on the dial. The earliest watches from Wilsdorf and Davis were usually hallmarked \"W&D\" inside the case-back.
In 1908, Wilsdorf registered the trademark \"Rolex\" and opened an office in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The company name \"Rolex\" was registered on 15 November 1915. The book The Best of Time: Rolex Wristwatches: An Unauthorized History by Jeffrey P. Hess and James Dowling says that the name was just made up. One story, never confirmed by Wilsdorf, is that the name came from the French phrase horlogerie exquise, meaning \"exquisite clockwork\" or as a contraction of \"horological excellence\". Wilsdorf was said to want his watch brand\'s name to be easily pronounceable in any language. He also thought that the name \"Rolex\" was onomatopoeic, sounding like a watch being wound. It is easily pronounceable in many languages and, as all letters have the same size, allows to be written symmetrically. It was also short enough to fit on the face of a watch.
In 1914, Kew Observatory awarded a Rolex watch a Class A precision certificate, a distinction which was normally awarded exclusively to marine chronometers.In 1919, Wilsdorf left England due to wartime taxes levied on luxury imports as well as export duties on the silver and gold used for the watch cases driving costs too high and moved the company to Geneva Switzerland where it was established as the Rolex Watch Company. Its name was later changed to Montres Rolex, SA and finally Rolex, SA. Upon the death of his wife in 1944, Wilsdorf established the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation in which he left all of his Rolex shares, making sure that some of the company\'s income would go to charity. The company is still owned by a private trust and shares are not traded on any stock exchange.
Among the company\'s many innovations are:-
The first waterproof wristwatch \"Oyster\", 1926
The first wristwatch with an automatically changing date on the dial (Datejust 1945)
The first wristwatch case waterproof to 100 m (Perpetual Submariner 1953)
The first wristwatch to show two time zones at once. (GMT Master 1954)
The first wristwatch with an automatically changing day and date on the dial.(Day-Date 1956)
The first watchmaker to earn Chronometer certification for a wristwatch.
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In addition to a web destination, \'Vintage Gold Watches\'is a partnership based in Bayswater, Central London (W2) U.K. engaged in selling \'fine\' Swiss watches from circa the 1950s. We particularly love this time period for its elegance, craftsmanship and quality. In fact we consider this the\'golden age\'of Swiss watch-making when technical superiority, craftsmanship and elegance all combined to provide us with some of the most iconic timepieces ever made. For example we especially like 1950s Rolex, Jaeger-LeCoultre, IWC, Zenith and Omega, usually automatics and always in 9, 14 or 18K solid gold.
A Vintage Gold Watch as an Investment.It is rare to find an investment you can wear and we marvel that pieces of such timeless beauty and sophistication can be acquired at relatively modest prices. Once purchased the value of a vintage watch is as safe and long lasting as the timepiece itself.These mini-masterpieces were built to endure and if one buys the best, they make excellent useful investments and heirloom pieces.
A Vintage Gold Watch in everyday use. Much like a vintage car, a well maintained and well cared for Swiss vintage gold watch may be used for everyday use. However, though they are Swiss engineered with legendary reliability these are after all, 50+ years old mechanical devices and one should not expect the reliability and performance of a new watch. Typically an automatic may need some occasional winding and the accuracy may vary between + and - 1 minute a day. Gold is also not as hard wearing as a modern alloy and this means some care is needed to avoid scratches or dings which will severely lower the value of the watch.
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Today, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso is one of the most famous watches ever produced, but the company actually got its start producing ebauches for other companies. A little known fact about Jaeger-LeCoultre is that in addition to producing movements for its own watches, the company has also produced movements for famous watch houses such as Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, and IWC. As a matter of fact, in the early part of the 20th Century, Jaeger-LeCoultre even supplied ebauches to the great firm of Patek Philippe. Then as now, Jaeger-LeCoultre was considered one of the finest watchmakers in Switzerland.
The year was 1833 when thirty-year-old Antoine LeCoultre, son of Vallee de Joux watchmaker Jacques LeCoultre, opened a small factory in the town of Le Sentier. Amazingly enough, the current Jaeger-LeCoultre factory is only a few feet away from the site of the original factory. In any event, LeCoultre soon proved himself to be a gifted watchmaker, but an even more brilliant inventor. In 1844, LeCoultre revolutionized the watch industry with the invention of the millionometer, an instrument with which measurements of up to one thousandths of a millimeter could be made accurately. As a result, precisely finished components could be manufactured, resulting in greatly improved accuracy in timekeeping. Likewise, the metric system became the universal measuring standard in watchmaking, while other systems were rendered obsolete.
LeCoultre\'s motto -- \"we must base our experience on science\" - was particularly true when it came to manufacturing precision movements and tools. The artistry came later at the hands of a master watchmaker, who assembled, decorated and regulated the movements. In short order, LeCoultre became the leading supplier of movements, parts and tools to the watchmaking industry in Switzerland.
LeCoultre movements were so highly regarded, in fact, that until 1910, the company provided Patek Philippe with most of its raw movements. It was only in later years that Patek Philippe built its own movements from scratch. In the meantime, other companies had come to rely exclusively on LeCoultre\'s products, from which they would create finished watches. LeCoultre\'s success was so great that between 1900 and 1919, 40,000 raw movements were produced.
In 1925, the grandson of the firm\'s founder, David LeCoultre, merged his company with that of Edmond Jaeger, the exclusive supplier of watch movements to Cartier. This is when the modern company known as Jaeger-LeCoultre first came into existence. Incredibly enough, up to this point, Jaeger-LeCoultre had not sold any watches under its own name. The merger, however, prompted further technical innovations, not the least of which was a case made from stainless steel, as well as the creation of the smallest mechanical movement in the world, which weighed less than one gram.
The year 1931 saw the introduction of the Reverso, a wristwatch that could be turned 180 degrees within the case, thereby protecting the crystal and dial. It was a fantastic creation and one that was enthusiastically received by the public. Unfortunately, the worldwide economic crisis and World War II conspired to prevent the Reverso from achieving its full potential. Changing fashions coupled with the advent of waterproof watches might have forever doomed the watch to obscurity, had it not been for an Italian dealer who visited the factory in the 1960\'s and noticed a number of unused Reverso cases sitting in a watchmakers\' drawer. The Italian dealer bought the cases and fitted them with movements. The finished watches were an instant sell-out and the rest is history. Today, the Reverso is by far Jaeger-LeCoultre\'s most popular model.
Another interesting story concerns David LeCoultre\'s offer for Patek Philippe. In 1932, Patek Philippe was in major financial straits and looking for a white knight. LeCoultre, whose company manufactured movements for Patek, wanted to acquire a majority interest. He came close to finalizing a deal, but the Stern brothers, whose company supplied the dials used in Patek Philippe watches, ultimately acquired the company. Although Patek Philippe has certainly prospered under the Stern family\'s management, it is nonetheless interesting to contemplate what effect a Patek Philippe/Jaeger-LeCoultre merger may have had on the Swiss watch industry.
Needless to say, the company has continued to thrive, introducing such innovations as the Memovox, Futurematic, Atmos Clock and strikingly original movements such as the world\'s thinnest automatic with a thickness of just 2.35 mm, just to name a few. The thin automatic movement in particular was an incredible success, as both Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet featured it in wristwatches advertised as being the world\'s slimmest self-winding timepieces. During the 1970\'s and early 1980\'s, Jaeger-LeCoultre produced a 36 jewel, self-winding calibre for Patek Philippe. Once again, both companies had come full circle.
On a final note, it is worth noting that Jaeger-LeCoultre is one of the few companies in Switzerland that still produces its own movements, cases, dials, hands, and bracelets. Virtually every single component in a Jaeger-LeCoultre watch is hand-finished, produced in-house, and this in turn results in strict quality control. As a result, Jaeger-LeCoultre watches are recognized as being among the very finest hand-crafted watches available and evidence of this can be seen in the fact that Jaeger-LeCoultre regularly produces such masterpieces as the Reverso Tourbillon and Reverso Minute Repeater. There is also the Master Control series of watches, which boast 1,000 hours of testing and assembly at the patient hands of a master watchmaker.
In any event, if you are contemplating the purchase of a Jaeger-LeCoultre wristwatch, you\'ve made an excellent choice. It\'s a highly prestigious and respected brand with a long and wonderful history, as well as a proven track record.
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Please don\'t hesitate to contact me via \'Ask a Question\' at the bottom left of this page
Or call me at 07515 949 250
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Vintage Rolex Oyster Perpetual 18ct Bombé Lugs, Honeycomb DiaI, Immaculate 1954.:
$5460.34