ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL WATERPROOF WRISTWATCH WITH KEW OBSERVATORY RATING CERTIFICATE

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER, MODEL SPEEDKING, REF. 5056, CIRCA 1948

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ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL WATERPROOF WRISTWATCH WITH KEW OBSERVATORY RATING CERTIFICATE
signed rolex, oyster, model speedking, ref. 5056, circa 1948
With gilt-finished jewelled lever movement inscribed Kew 'A' Tested, bi-metallic balance, the silvered matte dial with applied arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, the circular-shaped case with smooth bezel, screw down crown and screw back, together with a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, accompanied by a test report from the National Physical Laboratory, case, dial and movement signed.
32mm diam.
Rolex

來源

Sold Christie's London, November 25, 1997, lot 143.

拍場告示

Please note: This watch is not accompanied by a certificate.

拍品專文

In the early 1940's, Rolex submitted some 140 model 5056 Oysters for testing at the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, England. These tests were even more stringent than the chronometer rating tests conducted at observatories in Switzerland. Watches with a Kew 'A' Certificate are among the rarest of all Rolex watches. This particular watch is accompanied by a certificate first issued on the 20 July 1948.