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[[File:Ref 1039 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=18K pink-gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1039 with a Khanjar dial|Antiquorum, Geneva, 10 May 2025, lot 468.]]
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Antiquorum's 2025 catalogue identifies a 34 mm, 18K pink-gold Oyster Perpetual as ref. 1039. The watch has a red Khanjar emblem on its dial, engraved decoration on the bezel and lugs. Antiquorum dates the sale to April 1973 and says the punched warranty records delivery through Ed. H. Chouchani & Co. in Oman. Antiquorum calls it a Zephyr.

==Core facts==

{| class="wikitable rp-facts"
|-
! detail
! value
|-
| reference
| 1039, as catalogued by Antiquorum
|-
| family
| Oyster Perpetual, no date
|-
| model name
| Antiquorum calls the example a Zephyr
|-
| sale and delivery record
| sold in April 1973; warranty names Ed. H. Chouchani & Co. in Oman
|-
| movement
| Cal. 1570, 26 jewels, as catalogued; no movement image published
|-
| case
| 18K pink gold
|-
| case number
| 2,971,896
|-
| diameter
| 34 mm
|-
| dial
| light dial with red Khanjar emblem
|-
| bezel
| pink gold with engraved decoration
|-
| bracelet
| 18K pink-gold riveted Rolex bracelet; clasp dated 72
|}

==Production outline==

The bracelet clasp carries a 1972 date code, which dates the clasp rather than the watch head.

Antiquorum's catalogue recounts that the original owner asked Rolex whether five watches had been ordered for the Sheikh of Oman. Rolex declined to confirm the quantity on confidentiality grounds. The catalogue suggests the figure may be accurate, but it remains the owner's report rather than a confirmed production total.

==Movement notes==

Antiquorum lists a self-winding Cal. 1570 with 26 jewels. Its four published images do not show the movement, so the caliber attribution rests on the catalogue description.

==Dial map==

The photographed dial has a light finish, a thin horizontal line through the center, gold-colored hands and a red Khanjar emblem below the hands. The image shows a no-date layout. Antiquorum describes the hands as special to this watch; the available record does not establish a broader hand variant.

[[File:Ref 1039 dial-detail.webp|thumb|right|240px|alt=Red Khanjar emblem on the light dial of Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1039|Khanjar emblem on Antiquorum's 2025 example.]]

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

Antiquorum records an 18K pink-gold case measuring 34 mm and gives case number 2,971,896. Its photographs show engraved marks around the bezel and decoration on the lugs. The catalogue describes the engraving as unusual and suggests it was personalized for the order. That interpretation applies to this watch; the source does not establish a standard 1039 case treatment. The catalogue does not specify the crystal.

[[File:Ref 1039 case-detail.webp|thumb|right|240px|alt=Engraved pink-gold bezel and lug on Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1039|Bezel and lug engraving on the catalogued watch.]]

==Bracelet, clasp, and packaging==

The watch was catalogued on an 18K pink-gold riveted Rolex bracelet with a deployant clasp and an overall length of about 180 mm. Antiquorum dates the clasp to 1972. The lot also included a fitted box, punched warranty, punched attestation and a 1972 calendar card. The warranty names the Omani retailer; Antiquorum dates the sale to April 1973.

[[File:Ref 1039 documents.webp|thumb|right|240px|alt=Rolex ref. 1039 with a fitted box and paperwork shown in Antiquorum's 2025 catalogue|The watch and paperwork pictured for lot 468.]]

==Auction record==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! sale date
! auction
! example
! result
|-
| 10 May 2025
| Antiquorum Geneva, lot 468
| ref. 1039, 18K pink gold, Khanjar dial, Cal. 1570, 34 mm; warranty names the Omani retailer
| CHF 35,000
|}

==Gallery==

<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Ref 1039 hero.webp|Antiquorum, Geneva, 10 May 2025, lot 468
File:Ref 1039 dial-detail.webp|Khanjar emblem and dial detail
File:Ref 1039 case-detail.webp|Engraved bezel and lug
File:Ref 1039 documents.webp|Box and paperwork shown with the watch
</gallery>

== Sources ==

* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-1039-oyster-perpetual-lot-377-468 Antiquorum, "Antiquorum, Geneva, 10 May 2025, lot 468 — Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1039", Antiquorum, 2025-05-10]

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