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Condition
Excellent
Box
No
Case Size
27mm
Material
Yellow gold
Year
1976
Papers
No
Dial Color
Gold
Movement
Manual Winding
Condition
Excellent
Case Size
27mm
Year
1976
Dial Color
Gold
Box
No
Material
Yellow gold
Papers
No
Movement
Manual Winding
Listing TW-V9V9H6
$55,000
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Palm Beach, Florida
Description
The King Midas was the most expensive Rolex by far at retail in the 1960s and 1970s. Starting in the 1970s, Rolex changed the dial to have Cellini instead of Midas in Greek on the dial and also introduced the smaller Queen Midas model. The King Midas has been closely associated with Elvis Presley, who is photographed holding one, and more recently with Rihanna, who wore a customized model for her pregnancy announcement. It is said that Gérald Genta designed these watches and they certainly seemed to be part of the evolution of integrated watch design that led to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, IWC Ingenieur 1832, and Patek Philippe Nautilus. This example is 18k yellow gold. The case has been polished in the past. It is an extremely attractive timepiece. The bracelet will fit a wrist slightly over 7 inches. The case features a 4.36M serial dating to circa 1976. The watch does not come with box and papers. We do not know the service history, but it is running well.
