$10,000
ROLEX REF. 8655 PRECISION YELLOW GOLD Rolex "Precision", Genève, case No. 896585, Ref. 8655. Made circa 1950s. Fine, 18K yellow gold, lady's ring watch with concealed dial Two-body, solid, polished, octagonal, the cover set with the Rolox logo opens to reveal the watch. Silver with applied dart and square indexes. Pink gold hands. Cal. 280, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 15 mm. HEIGHT 9 mm. Ring watches were produced by Rolex in an attempt to expand their line of offerings. Pendant watches, pin watches, travel clocks were all part of a small line of accessories and were made in very limited quantities. There has only ever been 1 other exact same ring watch offered at auction before, bearing a case number only 7 numbers apart, a testament to the small production numbers of these.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2014-12-11
