ROLEX, RARE AND EARLY YELLOW GOLD 'OYSTER PERPETUAL', REF. 4467...

CIRCA: 1946
CASE MATERIAL: Yellow gold
CASE DIAMETER: 36 mm.
BRACELET MATERIAL: Yellow gold, unsigned
BRACELET SIZE: Approx. 170 mm. overall length
DIAL: White grainé
MOVEMENT: Automatic
FUNCTIONS: Date
BOX: No
PAPERS: No

Lot Essay
Reference 4467 is a landmark model for Rolex collectors, as it is the first version of the Datejust. Introduced in 1945 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the brand; the first 100 pieces were numbered and sold through an advertisement on the local newspaper 'Tribune de Genève'.

Its design is directly and obviously derived from the Big Bubble Back, from which it differs, of course, for the presence of the date window. Reference 4467 was the very first automatically wound wristwatch to feature a date function.