Who remembers these mechanical oddities when they were all the rage? The 'dead beats' (something I've been called a few times) that tick like a quartz! Rolex sold the Tru-Beat mainly to doctors and scientists. However, the unusual complication of the Tru-Beat did not convince buyers in the 1950s, resulting in low sales. Finally, the production of Tru-Beat was stopped after 8 years. The modified jump gearing of the caliber 1040s were often replaced by a standard caliber 1030 due to lack of spare parts hence it's ery difficult to find an original example of the Rolex Tru-Beat in steel let alone the almost mythical 18k version such as this which happens to be the earliest known example of any gold 6556.
1st & foremost, we understand & take responsibility for the fact that both tastes & horological fashions are ever changing.
We do this by being willing to take back past pieces we've sold either in the form of part exchanges or cash when needed.
With clients rarely loosing more than 15-20% in this process & even benefitting from large profits on occasion, we believe this is the way to build trust with the public. For example. If going 'off piste' & not sticking to in vogue trendy watches such as Batman's, we believe you would incur the same monetary loss spending £20,000 with us on your various purchases as you would spending £8500 at new RRP.
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Like the reintroduction of the Mini motorcar over a decade ago, this reinterpretation of Big Pilot by IWC is better than the original. This 1st series Platinum example is of course the top of the top.