A Lady's Pink Gold Automatic Sweep Seconds Wristwatch with Date and Bracelet, Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, 'Datejust', Ref. 6517, Circa 1944

18k, nickel lever movement, 36 jewels, monometallic compensation balance, precision regulator, adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, pink brushed dial, applied dagger and baton indexes, pink gold alpha hands, sweep seconds, magnified aperture for date in red, small tonneau water-resistant-type case with fluted bezel, screw back and screw-down crown, case, dial and movement signed, with an unusual 18k pink gold Rolex bracelet and deployant clasp, further stamped GF (Gay Frères).

The bracelet of this watch is very unusual as it has the thin center bricks of the traditional Jubilee bracelet, as well as the thicker outer bricks, typical in the Oyster- or President- style bracelets. For a note on Gay Frères, please see lot 101 of this sale.