9K Gold
Early Chronographs (pre-Daytona) 4500 — 9K Gold
Undated
Very rare 9-carat gold case; a Bonhams example of circa 1947 (case 579816) has a silvered dial, gilt dagger hands and registers at three and nine.
Identifying details
- Chronograph
Stopwatch function with registers.
- Telemeter scale
Printed telemeter scale for measuring distance by sound.
Variants of 4500
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Applied Markers, Multi-Scale | Undated |
| Luminous Markers | Undated |
| Black Dial | Undated |
| 9K GoldCurrent | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 4500
- Production
- Undated
- Case serials
- Case material
- Other
- Case diameter
- 36 mm
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Date
- No
- Caliber
- Valjoux 23
Dial, bezel & hands
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed.
Movement
Valjoux 23
13-ligne hand-wound column-wheel chronograph, the two-register base of Rolex’s early chronographs including the 3484, 3525 and 4500.