Sold for:
40,000 CHF

ROLEX REF. 18148 GURU OSHO'S CUSTOMIZED DAY-DATE DIAMOND & RUBY YELLOW GOLD Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified", case No. 8652207, Ref. 18148/18000. Made in 1984. Fine and exotic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold center-seconds wristwatch partially aftermarket set with diamonds and rubies and a non-Rolex 18K yellow gold bracelet set with 31 carats of white diamonds with concealed clasp. Accompanied by a Rolex box, invoice to the present owner from the F.O.M. Foundation, Vaduz, dated 1990 and photographs of the watch being worn by Osho. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, the bezel set with alternating rubies and diamonds, diamond-set lugs, screw-down case back and crown, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Bracelet set with large square-cut, baguette and brilliant cut diamonds. Matte gold with applied yellow gold ruby-set indexes, inner circle of diamonds, outer minute track with Roman numerals , apertures for the day of the week (blocked with a ruby and diamond- set gold panel) and date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 3035, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm. This exotic and flamboya Read more…


Antiquorum

Auctioneer:
Antiquorum

Date:
2015-11-08