Details
CIRCA: 1954
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel
DIAMETER: 38 mm.
BRACELET: “Bamboo style” stainless steel bracelet
DIAL: Salmon tone
MOVEMENT: Manual
FUNCTIONS: Time
BUCKLE: Steel clasp

Provenance
Phillips: The Geneva Watch Auction: One, Lot 142, May 2015
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Lot Essay

A minimalist Rolex model in 38 mm, this manual-winding Oyster Precision has a beautiful salmon dial and dauphine hands and is presented with a “bamboo-style” bracelet typical of the era. This is a fetching example of how Rolex also made make some minimalist time-only watches in the 1950s.

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