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[[File:Ref 5441-9 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Rolex Cellini Prince 5441/9 in white gold with silver Godron Circulaire dial|Sotheby's, Watches Online 5 (2019), case D757247]]
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The Cellini Prince 5441/9 is the white-gold version of Rolex's modern rectangular Prince. Rolex's archived product page specifies hand-wound Cal. 7040-3 and shows two dial choices: silver Godron Circulaire and a diamond-pavé version. The 2008 price list identifies an 18 ct white-gold case, sapphire crystal and transparent back.

==Core facts==

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! Reference !! Family !! Case !! Movement !! Dial
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| 5441/9 || Cellini Rolex Prince || Rectangular, 18 ct white gold || Manual-wind Cal. 7040-3, chronometer-certified || Silver Godron Circulaire; diamond-pavé option
|}

==Where it sits in the line==

Rolex introduced the modern Cellini Prince in 2005. The 5441/9 sits alongside the yellow-gold 5440/8, Everose 5442/5 and white-gold 5443/9. Rolex still listed the 5441/9 in 2015; the available records leave its final sales year open.

==Production outline==

Rolex's 2008 Italian list and archived product page from 2014 show the 5441/9 as a current model. The 2015 price list still includes it. Together they establish a sales window, while leaving factory production endpoints open. Auction dates apply to individual watches: Christie's describes two separate cases as made in 2007, while Sotheby's dates another example to circa 2005.

==Movement notes==

Rolex identifies the movement as manually wound Cal. 7040-3, made by Rolex, chronometer-certified, fitted with Paraflex shock absorbers and rated for about 72 hours of power reserve. [[Reference:Movements|The Movements register]] lists the suffixes used across the Cellini Prince line. The movement's bridges repeat the dial's Godron Circulaire decoration.

Rolex's page, Christie's and Sotheby's identify Cal. 7040-3, while Antiquorum's 2008 catalogue calls case D758994 Cal. 7040-1. The available photograph of D758994 does not show a readable caliber engraving.

[[File:Ref 5441-9 caseback.webp|thumb|right|220px|alt=Display back of the white-gold Cellini Prince 5441/9 showing its decorated manual movement|Movement and display back from Sotheby's, Watches Online 5 (2019), case D757247]]

==Dial map==

The standard dial is silver-coloured with Godron Circulaire engine turning. Rolex describes the figure-eight layout with Roman numerals and baton markers on the upper hour-and-minute ring and a separate seconds register below. The second documented option keeps the silver Godron pattern in the centre and covers the outer dial with diamonds. Rolex's archived page shows both; Christie's sale records describe the standard silver dial.

[[File:Ref 5441-9 dial pavé.webp|thumb|right|220px|alt=Rolex Cellini Prince 5441/9 diamond-pavé dial with silver Godron Circulaire center|Rolex archived product image, 2014]]

==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==

Rolex describes a rectangular 18 ct white-gold case, vertical relief between the lugs and a transparent caseback. Christie's and Sotheby's add curved sides and ribbed, hooded lugs. Rolex's 2008 price list specifies a sapphire crystal and transparent back.

Christie's records 42 mm in length; Sotheby's gives 44 mm in length and 27 mm in width. Their catalogues do not specify the measurement points.

==Strap and clasp==

Rolex lists a black alligator strap and white-gold butterfly clasp. Christie's describes a hidden clasp on its 2007 example; Sotheby's calls its 2010 example twin-folding. The records do not establish a clasp change during production.

==Auction record==

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! Sale !! Example !! Catalogue details
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| Antiquorum, Geneva, 2008 || Case D758994; described as made in 2005 and sold in October 2006 || 18 ct white gold, Godron dial; catalogued as Cal. 7040-1
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| Sotheby's, Geneva, 2010 || Ref. 5441/9; circa 2005 || Cal. 7040-3, 21 jewels; silvered engine-turned dial; 44 × 27 mm as catalogued
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| Christie's, Geneva, 2011 || Case D774253; made in 2007 || Cal. 7040-3, 21 jewels; silvered engine-turned dial; display back
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| Christie's, Geneva, 2012 || Case D773323; made in 2007 || Cal. 7040-3, 21 jewels; two-tone silvered dial; catalogue gives 42 mm length
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| Sotheby's, online, 2019 || Case D757247; circa 2005 || Cal. 7040-3, 21 jewels; silvered dial and sapphire display back
|}

The auction catalogues describe several silver-dial 7040-3 examples. Their straps, clasps and accessories remain specific to each watch.

==Gallery==

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Ref 5441-9 hero.webp|Standard silver Godron Circulaire dial. Sotheby's, 2019, case D757247.
Ref 5441-9 dial pavé.webp|Diamond-pavé dial option. Rolex archived product image, 2014.
Ref 5441-9 caseback.webp|Display back and decorated movement. Sotheby's, 2019, case D757247.
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== Sources ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141220000635/http://www.rolex.com/watches/cellini-rolex-prince/m5441_9-0012.html Rolex, "Rolex archive — Cellini Rolex Prince 5441/9", Rolex, 2014-12-20]
* [https://www.mydevice.it/Orologi/Listini/Listino_Rolex_Marzo_2008.pdf Rolex, "Rolex Italian price list, March 2008 — Cellini Rolex Prince", Rolex (archived price list), 2008-03]
* [https://www.rolexforum.nl/prijslijst-rolex-NL2015.pdf Rolex, "Rolex Netherlands price list, 2015 — Rolex Prince 5441/9", Rolex (archived price list), 2015]
* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/cellini-rolex-prince-the-rolex-nobody-knows-and-should Jack Forster, "Hands-On Cellini Rolex Prince: The Rolex Nobody Knows (But You Should)", Hodinkee, 2015-07-24]
* [https://grail-watch.com/2021/02/25/in-praise-of-the-rolex-cellini-prince/ Grail Watch, "Grail Watch — In Praise of the Rolex Cellini Prince, ref. 5441", Grail Watch, 2021-02-25]
* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5493261 Christie's, "Christie's Geneva 2011 — Rolex Prince 5441/9, case D774253", Christie's, 2011]
* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5553665 Christie's, "Christie's Geneva 2012 — Rolex Prince 5441/9, case D773323", Christie's, 2012]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2010/important-watches-ge1001/lot.132.html Sotheby's, "Sotheby's Geneva 2010, lot 132 — Rolex Cellini Prince 5441/9", Sotheby's, 2010]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/watches-online-5/rolex-cellini-prince-ref-5441-9-white-gold Sotheby's, "Sotheby's Watches Online 5, lot 53 — Rolex Cellini Prince 5441/9", Sotheby's, 2019]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-205-78 Antiquorum, "Antiquorum Geneva 2008 — Rolex Prince 5441/9, case D758994", Antiquorum, 2008]

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