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Rolex. A highly rare and unusual stainless steel water-resistant self-winding wristwatch with sweep centre and subsidiary seconds

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, REF. 5028, CASE NO. 493076, MANUFACTURED IN 1946

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Rolex. A highly rare and unusual stainless steel water-resistant self-winding wristwatch with sweep centre and subsidiary seconds
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, ref. 5028, case no. 493076, manufactured in 1946
Cal. 10 1/2''' nickel-finished lever movement, 19 jewels, the silvered matte dial with luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands, sweep centre seconds and subsidiary seconds, in tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case with screw back and screw down crown, case, dial and movement signed
36 mm. diam.

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Prospective buyers should be aware that the importation of Rolex watches into the United States is highly restricted. Rolex watches may not be shipped into the USA and can only be imported personally. Generally a buyer may import only one watch into the USA. For further information please contact our specialists in charge of the sale. Please note other countries may have comparable import restrictions for luxury watches.

拍品专文

The present watch is a previously unrecorded example of a Rolex wristwatch featuring both centre and subsidiary second hands. Such contradictory mechanism is predominantly known to have been made by Omega in the mid 1940s (see Armbanduhren - 100 Jahre Entwicklungsgeschichte by Kahlert, Mühe, Brunner, third edition, p. 344, pl. 599 a & b) for a small series of watches which were never commercialized. It can be assumed that the watch here was an attempt by Rolex, interestingly exactly at the same time, to gain experience with such experiments.

In fact, reference 5028 is generally known to be fitted with centre seconds. Its sister model with subsidiary seconds is the equally rare reference 5026. The present watch is a fascinating, yet unexplainable hybrid between these two models.