Rolex Cellini Danaos XL - 18K YG -Ref 4243-8 - Caliber 1602- Fully serviced

Rolex Cellini Danaos XL - 18K YG -Ref 4243-8 - Caliber 1602- Fully serviced

Beautiful and very rare Rolex Cellini with round two tone dial. Hours are marked with gold batons and Arabic numerals. At 6 o’clock comes the name “Cellini” and 12 o’clock the Rolex logo, Rolex and Geneve. It is a Swiss Made model. The watch has gold Dauphine hands. The crown has the Rolex logo. It is a solid 18K yellow gold back case with engraved outside “Rolex Cellini – 4243 – K69… 750”. The watch has manual winding movement with caliber Rolex 1602 and 20 jewels. The serial number is K69 and date the watch to 2002. The watch comes with a black Rolex Alligator strap and 18K YG Rolex double clasp buckle. Width between lugs is 21mm. The watch comes with the original tag and box.

History

In 1905, Hans Wilsdorf founded in London “ Wilsdorf & Davis” a wholesaler company. The same year, he signed a contract to distribute the Aegler wristwatches brand in UK. In 1908, he creates his own brand called “Rolex” abbreviation of “Rolling Export”. In 1914, Wilsdorf won a class “A” rating certificate from the Kew observatory in England. In 1914, “Les Fils de jean Aegler become Rolex Watch Co. Aegler SA, Manufacture d’Horlogerie”. In 1920, Wilsdorf founded “Montres Rolex SA” in Geneva. In 1926, he patented a watchcase with a screw down crown. In 1927 the “Oyster” was born when Mercedes Gleitze crossed the Channel in 15 hours and 15 minutes. In 1931, came the “Perpetual”, then the “Datejust” in 1945. Since 2000, Rolex makes its own movements and produce over 700,000 watches a year many being iconic like the Daytona, Submariner or the Prince to name a few.

Technical details

Manual winding Rolex movement with caliber 1602 (Base caliber 1600), 20 jewels, 21,600 A/h. Power reserve is 46 hours.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 38mm


Length including lugs: 47mm