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[[File:Ref 4364 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Yellow-gold Rolex ref. 4364 with a pink dial marked Chronomètre|Christie's, case 295355, circa 1944]]
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Ref. 4364 is a manually wound, centre-seconds Rolex wristwatch recorded in gold cases, most often 37–38 mm. Auction catalogues date individual examples from about 1943 to 1950; these estimates are lot dates, not production limits. Sources apply both Chronometer/Chronomètre and Precision labels. Christie's photographs show “ROLEX CHRONOMÈTRE” on one dial. The available records do not establish a formal model name.

==Core facts==

{| class="wikitable"
! detail
! value
|-
| reference
| 4364; cited directly in auction catalogues and in the Schuler catalogue beside case 391904
|-
| model or family label
| Unsettled. Sources use “Chronometer,” “Chronomètre,” and “Precision”; the photographed Christie's dial reads “Chronomètre.”
|-
| documented dates
| Auction estimates for individual examples run from circa 1943 to circa 1950; no production start or end date is established.
|-
| case material
| Yellow gold and pink gold in the reviewed records.
|-
| case diameter
| Most records give 37–38 mm. Antiquorum's 2018 lot gives 42 mm, an unresolved outlier.
|-
| winding and display
| Manual winding and centre seconds in the available exact-reference descriptions.
|-
| movement reports
| Two catalogues assign Cal. 710 to specific examples; other lots give movement numbers or describe size, jewels and adjustment without a caliber.
|}

==Where it sits in the line==

Christie's 2024 photographs show “ROLEX CHRONOMÈTRE” on the dial. Antiquorum's 1999 and 2018 catalogues use “Certified Chronometer” or “Chronometer”; other auction catalogues file 4364 as Precision. These labels may refer to dial wording, movement rating, or catalogue taxonomy.

==Production outline==

Antiquorum dates case 375110 to circa 1943; Christie's dates case 295355 to circa 1944. Monaco Legend assigns 1945 to case 375096; Schuler dates case 391904 to the 1940s; Christie's, Sotheby's and Meeting Art date separate watches with cases 426783, 391849 and 554633 to around 1946–47. Dorotheum dates its case to circa 1950. These are auction-house estimates for individual watches. They place documented examples across the 1940s and around 1950; factory production limits remain unknown.

==Movement notes==

Descriptions vary between watches. Christie's gives movement no. E10067 for a 1940s example and says it was timed in six positions. A second 1940s lot gives movement E22397, a monometallic balance and the same timing report. Antiquorum describes 17- and 18-jewel movements, with six or seven adjustments, a Breguet hairspring and Superbalance in separate lots. Christie's records 18 jewels and a patented Superbalance in case 426783. Dorotheum names Cal. 710, movement no. 19229, 15 jewels and a Breguet hairspring in its circa-1950 watch. Meeting Art assigns Cal. 710 to movement E66008 in case 554633. These reports vary by watch; they do not establish a single movement specification for every 4364.

Both Cal. 710 assignments remain catalogue identifications tied to their individual watches. Christie's records give movement numbers E10067 and E22397, each timed in six positions, without naming a caliber. The Christie's 2024 photo set shows the watch, dial and caseback but no movement view, so it cannot confirm either Cal. 710 attribution.

==Dial map==

The Christie's case 295355 photographs show a pink dial with applied gold batons and a “ROLEX CHRONOMÈTRE” signature. Other catalogue descriptions include silvered dials with applied indexes, a black dial, and a champagne dial. Antiquorum's 2002 black-dial example is described as having applied yellow-gold batons and Dauphine hands; the Finarte catalogue also lists two black-dial examples under different case numbers. These are documented dial descriptions; the factory's full dial range remains unknown. Schuler notes patina on its case 391904; Christie's, Dorotheum and Meeting Art describe altered dials on separate examples.

[[File:Ref 4364 dial-detail.webp|thumb|right|220px|Christie's photograph of case 295355; the dial is signed “ROLEX CHRONOMÈTRE.”]]

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

Gold cases dominate the records: yellow gold in the Schuler, Sotheby's and Monaco Legend lots, and pink gold in the Christie's case 295355 and Antiquorum case 375110. Christie's, Schuler and Sotheby's give 37 mm; Monaco Legend also gives 37 mm. Meeting Art lists case 554633 at 38 mm. Antiquorum's 2018 listing for case 375110 gives 42 mm, while other exact-reference catalogues list 37–38 mm. The discrepancy remains unexplained.

Christie's and Antiquorum describe downturned or teardrop lugs; Antiquorum also notes a stepped bezel. Case details vary in the descriptions. The catalogues leave crystal and crown specifications unstated.

[[File:Ref 4364 caseback.webp|thumb|right|220px|Christie's photograph of case 295355; the outside caseback carries the number 295355.]]

==Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes==

The reviewed examples are shown or listed on leather straps. Christie's 2024 lot includes a pink-gold Rolex buckle, but that listing alone does not establish original delivery. Bracelet fitment, end-link choices, boxes, and papers remain undocumented at reference level.

==Special branches==

Finarte catalogues two black-dial examples under separate case numbers, 477798 and 477771. The available descriptions do not establish whether either dial is original or whether the watches belong to a distinct branch.

==Historical market and auction record==

{| class="wikitable"
! catalogue record
! date assigned to watch
! identifying details
|-
| Christie's, 18 March 1998, lot 4
| 1940s
| 37 mm; movement E10067 timed in six positions; case number not supplied
|-
| Christie's, Live Auction 5765, lot 2
| 1940s
| 37 mm; movement E22397; monometallic balance; timed in six positions
|-
| Antiquorum Geneva, 1999, lot 167
| 1940s
| 37 mm yellow gold; 17 jewels; seven adjustments; Breguet hairspring
|-
| Antiquorum Geneva, 1999, lot 353
| 1940s
| 37 mm yellow gold; 18 jewels; six adjustments
|-
| Antiquorum New York, 2002, lot 317
| 1940s
| 37 mm yellow gold; black dial; 17 jewels; movement described as chronometer
|-
| Antiquorum Geneva, lot 363
| circa 1943
| case 375110; pink gold; 42 mm as listed; 10-line movement
|-
| Christie's, lot 6507222
| circa 1944
| case 295355; pink gold; 37 mm; pink dial; Christie's 2024 three-view photo set
|-
| Monaco Legend Auctions, lot 263
| 1945
| case 375096; yellow gold; 37 mm; manual 18-jewel movement
|-
| Sotheby's, lot 50
| circa 1946
| case 391849; yellow gold; 37 mm; manual 18-jewel movement
|-
| Christie's, lot 5553794
| 1946
| case 426783; pink gold; 37 mm; 18 jewels; patented Superbalance
|-
| Schuler Auktionen, lot 2401
| 1940s
| case 391904; movement E18778; yellow gold; 37 mm; certificate noted
|-
| Meeting Art, lot 30
| circa 1946–47
| case 554633; yellow gold; 38 mm; movement E66008, listed as Cal. 710; dial reported reprinted
|-
| Christie's, lot 384
| circa 1948
| case 685646; yellow gold; 37 mm; Christie's describes the silver dial as restored
|-
| Finarte, 9 June 2025, lot 180
| 1940s
| case 477798; yellow gold; 37 mm; black glossy dial; manual movement
|-
| Finarte, 15 June 2026
| 1940s
| case 477771; 37 mm; black dial; manual movement
|-
| Dorotheum, lot 145-057270/0017
| circa 1950
| case number not supplied; movement no. 19229, Cal. 710, 15 jewels; refurbished silver dial
|}

These dates and specifications belong to the catalogued watches. Auction descriptions that repeat the same case number or dealer text are not independent examples.

== Gallery ==

<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
Ref 4364 hero.webp|Christie's, 2024: watch with leather strap, case 295355
Ref 4364 dial-detail.webp|Christie's, 2024: dial marked “ROLEX CHRONOMÈTRE”
Ref 4364 caseback.webp|Christie's, 2024: caseback number 295355
</gallery>

== Sources ==

* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-874531 "Christie's Watches, 18 March 1998, lot 4 — model no. 4364", Christie’s, 1998-03-18]
* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-182892 "Christie’s, Live Auction 5765, lot 2 — Rolex model 4364, movement E22397", Christie’s]
* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5553794 "Christie's, 2012, ref. 4364, case 426783", Christie’s, 2012]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-83-167 "Antiquorum Geneva, 1999, lot 167 — ref. 4364", Antiquorum, 1999]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-56-353 "Antiquorum Geneva, 1999, lot 353 — ref. 4364", Antiquorum, 1999]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-30-317 "Antiquorum New York, 2002, lot 317 — ref. 4364", Antiquorum, 2002]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-4364-lot-313-363 "Antiquorum Geneva, 2018, lot 363 — ref. 4364, case 375110", Antiquorum, 2018-05-13]
* [https://www.christies.com/zh-cn/lot/lot-6507222?ldp_breadcrumb=back "Christie’s Geneva, 2024, lot 61 — ref. 4364, case 295355", Christie’s, 2024]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/zh/auctions/ecatalogue/2018/watches-online-ge1814/lot.50.html "Sotheby’s Watches Online, 2018, lot 50 — ref. 4364, case 391849", Sotheby’s, 2018]
* [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/index.php/auction/exclusive-timepieces-38/lot-263 "Monaco Legend Auctions, Exclusive Timepieces, lot 263 — ref. 4364, case 375096", Monaco Legend Auctions, 2019]
* [https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/10078639/ "Dorotheum, Watches and Men’s Accessories, 30 April 2026, lot 145-057270/0017 — ref. 4364", Dorotheum, 2026-04-30]
* [https://images.schulerauktionen.ch/pdf_downloads/pdfs/000/000/238/original/A154_Schuler-Auktionen_Textkatalog.pdf "Schuler Auktionen, 19 September 2019, lot 2401 — ref. 4364, case 391904", Schuler Auktionen, 2019-09-19]
* [https://www.gazette-drouot.com/ventes-aux-encheres/165819-asta-976-prima-sessione-orologi-moderni-e-d-epoca "Meeting Art, Asta 976, 17 May 2025, lot 30 — ref. 4364, case 554633", Meeting Art, 2025-05-17]
* [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/watches-online-geneva-edit/rolex-yellow-gold-precision-ref-4364-384/281103 "Christie’s Watches Online Geneva, 2025, lot 384 — ref. 4364, case 685646", Christie’s, 2025]
* [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf "The Vintage Rolex Field Manual, reference table — ref. 4364", The Vintage Rolex Field Manual]
* [https://www.finarte.it/asta/orologi-milano-2026-06-15/rolex-4364-oversized-anni-40-192531?lang=it "Finarte, Watches Milan, 15 June 2026 — ref. 4364, case 477771", Finarte, 2026-06-15]
* [https://www.finarte.it/auction/fine-watches-milan-2025-06-09/rolex-chronometre-4364-oversized-154739?lang=en "Finarte, Fine Watches Milan, 9 June 2025, lot 180 — ref. 4364, case 477798", Finarte, 2025-06-09]

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