Rolex Chronograph 3055

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Year of Production: 1930
Case Size: 30mm
Case Material: Yellow gold
Dial Color: Salmon
Bracelet/Strap: Leather
Movement Type: Manual
Box: No
Papers: No
Location: Italy
Description

chronograph "Piccolino" 3055, ‘30s

18k gold round case, n.35941, olive pushers. Two-tone aviator-style salmon dial, multi-scale, painted indexes and arabic numerals. Hand-winding movement. Rolex leather strap and gold plated Rolex buckle. Size: 30 mm. Notes: Reference 3055 was originally launched in the 1930s, and advertised as the world's smallest chronograph wristwatch. First-series specimens feature oval-shaped buttons, such as the present watch, while second-series models, relaunched in the 1950s, feature rectangular chronograph pushers.