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Condition: Good
Year of Production: 1939
Case Size: 33mm
Case Material: Yellow gold
Dial Color: Silver
Bracelet/Strap: Leather
Movement Type: Mechanical
Box: No
Papers: No
Location: -
Estimates 2,851 - 3,992 USD
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Description
Rolex, ref. 3484, 750 gold chronograph watch with telemeter and tachometer, circa 1939
Movement: mechanical, 17 jewels
Case: n°55316, diam. 33mm
Complications: 1-counter chronograph with central seconds, graduation for telemeter and tachometer, subsidiary counter for seconds
Bracelet: burgundy lizard
Signature: dial, movement, case
Provenance from the Friedrich Glatz collection:
Friedrich or Firtz Glatz was an outstanding racing driver who roamed the automobile circuits for almost 40 years under different aliases such as “John Long”, “Umberto Calvo”, “Pierre Chauvet” and “Frederico Careca”. He started his career in the 1960s in Formula V where he won several races and set numerous speed records. His records and his talent led him to be considered “the next Jochen Rindt”. After a break imposed by an accident on the Nürburgring circuit, he changed category to compete in Formula 3000. He was recognized as the oldest driver in the history of this Formula, competing successfully against drivers half his age. age.
His position as sole owner and CEO of a commodity trading company required him to hide his identity in order to maintain the trust of his partners and banks. His identity was only known to his closest friends. He died in July 2002 during a race in the Czech Republic while leading.
Passionate about motorsport, Friedrich Glatz also had a fascination for the universe
watchmaker. His sense of mechanical precision and aesthetics made him collect watches from the beginning of the 1990s. This collection has since been carefully preserved in the racing family. 56 watches are offered in this sale on December 7, in the room for lots 83 to 88 and the other lots for sale online. All lots can be found on piguet.com by searching for the keyword “Glatz”
Friedrich aka Fritz Glatz raced the fastest Formula cars under the aliases “John Long”, “Umberto Calvo”, “Pierre Chauvet” and “Frederico Careca” for almost four decades. While his true identity was only known to a few very close friends, he achieved truly remarkable results as a pilot. Starting in the early 1960s in Formula V, he won many races with new record times and was considered “the next Jochen Rindt” due to his great talent and speed. After a long break following a heavy accident on Nürburgring, he changed to other series, including Formula 3000, where he enter the history books as the oldest driver in the series successfully competing against drivers half his age. His job as the sole owner and CEO of an international commodity trading company made it necessary for him to disguise his real identity not to lose the trust of his business partners and banks. He died in July 2002 in a race in the Czech Republic, while leading the field.
his great passion for motorsports, he was fascinated by watches. The mechanical precision and aesthetics inspired him start a collection in the early 1990s that was kept within the family and is now offered to the market. 56 wristwatches will be offered in live and online auctions. All the lots from this collection can be found on piguet.com with the keyword “Glatz”.