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	* [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", Grail Watch, 2021-02-25]		* [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", Grail Watch, 2021-02-25]
	* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-205-231 "Antiquorum Geneva 2008, lot 231 — Rolex Prince ref. 5442/5, case D783612", Antiquorum, 2008-05-11]		* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-205-231 "Antiquorum Geneva 2008, lot 231 — Rolex Prince ref. 5442/5, case D783612", Antiquorum, 2008-05-11]
	* [https://www.~~collectorsquare~~.com/en/~~watches~~/~~rolex/prince~~-~~cellini/ref-rolex-5442/lpi~~ "Christie's Geneva 2009, lot 315 — Rolex Prince ref. 5442/5, case D787694", Christie's ~~(record transcribed by Collector Square)~~, 2009-05-11]		* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5196177 "Christie's Geneva 2009, lot 315 — Rolex Prince ref. 5442/5, case D787694", Christie's, 2009-05-11]
	* [https://www.kaplans.se/sv/auktioner/2592/vara/999631 "Kaplans Stockholm 2013, lot 469 — Rolex Cellini Prince 5442/5, case D755141", Kaplans Auktioner, 2013-12-07]		* [https://www.kaplans.se/sv/auktioner/2592/vara/999631 "Kaplans Stockholm 2013, lot 469 — Rolex Cellini Prince 5442/5, case D755141", Kaplans Auktioner, 2013-12-07]
	* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-watches-6/cellini-ref-5442-montre-bracelet-en-or-rose-pink "Sotheby's 2021, Fine Watches 6, lot 6 — Cellini ref. 5442, case D760245", Sotheby's, 2021-09-27]		* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-watches-6/cellini-ref-5442-montre-bracelet-en-or-rose-pink "Sotheby's 2021, Fine Watches 6, lot 6 — Cellini ref. 5442, case D760245", Sotheby's, 2021-09-27]

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	~~=== Reference:5442-5 ===~~
	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex 5442/5 Cellini Prince}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex 5442/5 Cellini Prince}}
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	[[File:~~Ref_5442_hero~~.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Cellini Prince 5442/5 in Everose gold with a black and pink guilloché dial\|Antiquorum, Monaco, 2022, lot 198; case D797975.]]		[[File:Ref_5442-5_hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Cellini Prince 5442/5 in Everose gold with a black and pink guilloché dial\|Antiquorum, Monaco, 2022, lot 198; case D797975.]]
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	Rolex's reference-specific page and Christie's description of case D787694, Kaplans (2013), Sotheby's (2021), Fauve Paris (2024) and Finarte (2025) identify Cal. 7040-2; the two Antiquorum catalogues label their examples 7040-1, a suffix discrepancy confined to those entries.		Rolex's reference-specific page and Christie's description of case D787694, Kaplans (2013), Sotheby's (2021), Fauve Paris (2024) and Finarte (2025) identify Cal. 7040-2; the two Antiquorum catalogues label their examples 7040-1, a suffix discrepancy confined to those entries.

	[[File:~~Ref_5442_movement~~.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Cal. 7040 movement visible through the display back of Rolex Prince 5442/5 case D797975\|Antiquorum, Monaco, 2022, lot 198; the catalogue calls the movement 7040-1.]]		[[File:Ref_5442-5_movement.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Cal. 7040 movement visible through the display back of Rolex Prince 5442/5 case D797975\|Antiquorum, Monaco, 2022, lot 198; the catalogue calls the movement 7040-1.]]

	==Dial map==		==Dial map==
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	Antiquorum also lists clasp ref. 16/514 with the mark E03 on case D797975. The E03 mark dates the clasp; the case-head date must be established independently.		Antiquorum also lists clasp ref. 16/514 with the mark E03 on case D797975. The E03 mark dates the clasp; the case-head date must be established independently.

	[[File:~~Ref_5442_set~~.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Rolex Prince 5442/5 case D797975 shown with its box and warranty card\|Antiquorum, Monaco, 2022, lot 198.]]		[[File:Ref_5442-5_set.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Rolex Prince 5442/5 case D797975 shown with its box and warranty card\|Antiquorum, Monaco, 2022, lot 198.]]

	==Auction record==		==Auction record==
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	<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">		<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
	~~Ref_5442_hero~~.webp\|Front view of case D797975. Antiquorum, Monaco, 2022, lot 198.		Ref_5442-5_hero.webp\|Front view of case D797975. Antiquorum, Monaco, 2022, lot 198.
	~~Ref_5442_movement~~.webp\|Display back and decorated Cal. 7040 movement, case D797975. Antiquorum, 2022, lot 198.		Ref_5442-5_movement.webp\|Display back and decorated Cal. 7040 movement, case D797975. Antiquorum, 2022, lot 198.
	~~Ref_5442_set~~.webp\|Case D797975 with its pictured box, warranty card and accessories. Antiquorum, 2022, lot 198.		Ref_5442-5_set.webp\|Case D797975 with its pictured box, warranty card and accessories. Antiquorum, 2022, lot 198.
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=== Reference:5442 ===
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex 5442/5 Cellini Prince}}
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|title=Rolex Cellini Prince 5442/5 — Everose Gold, Cal. 7040-2 | Rolexopedia
|description=Rolex's Everose-gold Cellini Prince 5442/5, with its black Rayon Flammé de la Gloire dial, manual-wind Cal. 7040-2 and documented catalogue discrepancies.
|keywords=Rolex 5442/5, Cellini Prince, Rolex 7040-2, Everose gold, Rayon Flammé de la Gloire
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<small>[[Reference:prince|Prince]] → '''5442/5'''</small>

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[[File:Ref_5442_hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Rolex Cellini Prince 5442/5 in Everose gold with a black and pink guilloché dial|Antiquorum, Monaco, 2022, lot 198; case D797975.]]
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The 5442/5 is the Everose-gold version of Rolex's modern Cellini Prince, introduced in 2005. Its rectangular case, black-and-pink guilloché dial and manually wound Cal. 7040-2 distinguish it from the other three references in the line.

==Core facts==

{| class="wikitable rp-facts"
|-
! Reference
! Family
! Documented date range
! Case
! Movement
! Dial
|-
| 5442/5
| Cellini Rolex Prince
| Listed in 2008 and 2015; individual examples dated from circa 2005
| Rectangular, 18 ct Everose gold
| Manual-wind Cal. 7040-2; 21 jewels; chronometer-certified
| Black “Rayon Flammé de la Gloire” guilloché, with pink-gold accents
|}

==Where it sits in the line==

Rolex revived the Prince name with four Cellini references in 2005. The 5440/8 uses yellow gold, 5441/9 and 5443/9 use white gold, and the 5442/5 uses Everose gold. Each has a different guilloché treatment; the 5442/5's movement bridges repeat its dial pattern. The modern Cellini Prince is a separate line from the rectangular Princes made in the 1920s–1940s.

==Production outline==

Watch LIFE NEWS dates the modern line to 2005. Rolex's Italian list includes the 5442/5 in 2008, its archived model page describes it in 2014, and the Netherlands price list still lists it in 2015. Auction records date individual watches to circa 2005, 2007 and the 2010s. Together, these records document the reference from its 2005 introduction through at least 2015; the last factory production year remains outside the sources reviewed.

==Movement notes==

Rolex's archived model page specifies a manually wound Cal. 7040-2, certified as a chronometer, with Paraflex shock absorbers and an approximately 72-hour power reserve. The bridges carry the same “Rayon Flammé de la Gloire” pattern as the dial. Rolex's 2015 list gives 21 jewels. [[Reference:Movements|The movement register]] lists the suffixes across the Prince line.

Rolex's reference-specific page and Christie's description of case D787694, Kaplans (2013), Sotheby's (2021), Fauve Paris (2024) and Finarte (2025) identify Cal. 7040-2; the two Antiquorum catalogues label their examples 7040-1, a suffix discrepancy confined to those entries.

[[File:Ref_5442_movement.webp|thumb|right|220px|alt=Cal. 7040 movement visible through the display back of Rolex Prince 5442/5 case D797975|Antiquorum, Monaco, 2022, lot 198; the catalogue calls the movement 7040-1.]]

==Dial map==

Rolex describes a black “Rayon Flammé de la Gloire” dial. Its archived product page shows the upper hours-and-minutes register and lower seconds register, pink-gold rims and Arabic numerals; Christie's describes black sunburst decoration, black baton markers and Arabic numerals on a pink chapter ring. The pattern continues across the movement bridges.

Catalogue color descriptions vary. Christie's calls case D787694's dial black, while Finarte describes case D788096 as brown and salmon. The wording may reflect lighting or terminology; the available records leave factory dial-variant status unresolved.

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

Rolex describes a rectangular 18 ct Everose-gold case with gently curved sides, lateral buttresses, a transparent back, sapphire crystal and 50-metre water resistance. It gives a nominal size of 45 × 29 mm; Sotheby's uses the same dimensions. Auction houses also publish smaller measurements for individual examples, sometimes specifying overall length including the lugs. The catalogues appear to use different measurement points.

==Strap, clasp, and packaging==

Rolex lists a black alligator strap and an 18 ct Everose-gold butterfly clasp. Auction catalogues describe individual clasps as hidden, double-folding or deployant; the available records leave the timing and factory status of these clasp variations unresolved. Antiquorum's 2022 lot includes a green Rolex box, warranty card, booklets and hang tag. This is one documented set.

Antiquorum also lists clasp ref. 16/514 with the mark E03 on case D797975. The E03 mark dates the clasp; the case-head date must be established independently.

[[File:Ref_5442_set.webp|thumb|right|220px|alt=Rolex Prince 5442/5 case D797975 shown with its box and warranty card|Antiquorum, Monaco, 2022, lot 198.]]

==Auction record==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Sale
! Example
! Catalogue record
|-
| Antiquorum, Geneva, 2008, lot 231
| Case D783612; described as made in 2005; catalogue notes a prior sale on 17 May 2007
| Offered in Geneva on 11 May 2008. Two-tone black-and-pink dial; 18K pink gold. Catalogue says Cal. 7040-1, contrary to Rolex's 5442/5 mapping.
|-
| Christie's, Geneva, 2009, lot 315
| Case D787694; manufactured in 2007
| Black sunburst dial; Cal. 7040-2; 44 mm overall length × 27 mm wide.
|-
| Kaplans, Stockholm, 2013, lot 469
| Case D755141; certificate dated December 2007
| Cal. 7040-2; 18K pink gold; 26.5 × 36 (44) mm as catalogued.
|-
| Sotheby's, 2021, lot 6
| Case D760245; circa 2005
| Black dial; Cal. 7040-2; 45 × 29 mm.
|-
| Antiquorum, Monaco, 2022, lot 198
| Case D797975; circa 2005
| Three photographs show the dial, movement and a boxed set. Catalogue labels the caliber 7040-1.
|-
| Fauve Paris, 2024, lot 42
| Ref. 5442/5
| Black-and-gold dial; manual-wind Cal. 7040-2; 43 × 27 mm.
|-
| Finarte, Milan, 2025, lot 171
| Case D788096; described as 2010s
| Brown-and-salmon guilloché dial; Cal. 7040-2; 44 × 26 mm.
|}

The measurements above belong to the individual catalogued watches. Antiquorum's 2008 dimensions, 35 × 28 mm, differ markedly from later listings and Rolex's 45 × 29 mm specification. Keep this outlier attached to its lot; the Rolex figure is the nominal size.

==Gallery==

<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
Ref_5442_hero.webp|Front view of case D797975. Antiquorum, Monaco, 2022, lot 198.
Ref_5442_movement.webp|Display back and decorated Cal. 7040 movement, case D797975. Antiquorum, 2022, lot 198.
Ref_5442_set.webp|Case D797975 with its pictured box, warranty card and accessories. Antiquorum, 2022, lot 198.
</gallery>

== Sources ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141017054035/http://www.rolex.com/watches/cellini-rolex-prince/m5442_5-0001.html "Rolex.com: Cellini Rolex Prince, calibre 7040", Rolex, 2014]
* [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 — Cellini Rolex Prince references", Rolex (archived price list), 2015]
* [https://www.powerwatch.jp/2021/01/31/rolex_79/ Yoshimasa Kikuchi, "Watch LIFE NEWS — Cellini Prince variants, ref. 5440/8", Watch LIFE NEWS, 2021-01-31]
* [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", Grail Watch, 2021-02-25]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-205-231 "Antiquorum Geneva 2008, lot 231 — Rolex Prince ref. 5442/5, case D783612", Antiquorum, 2008-05-11]
* [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/prince-cellini/ref-rolex-5442/lpi "Christie's Geneva 2009, lot 315 — Rolex Prince ref. 5442/5, case D787694", Christie's (record transcribed by Collector Square), 2009-05-11]
* [https://www.kaplans.se/sv/auktioner/2592/vara/999631 "Kaplans Stockholm 2013, lot 469 — Rolex Cellini Prince 5442/5, case D755141", Kaplans Auktioner, 2013-12-07]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-watches-6/cellini-ref-5442-montre-bracelet-en-or-rose-pink "Sotheby's 2021, Fine Watches 6, lot 6 — Cellini ref. 5442, case D760245", Sotheby's, 2021-09-27]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5442-5-prince-cellini-lot-353-198 "Antiquorum Monaco 2022, lot 198 — Rolex Prince Cellini 5442/5, case D797975", Antiquorum, 2022-07-19]
* [https://www.fauveparis.com/lot/578/76467/ "Fauve Paris 2024, lot 42 — Rolex Cellini Prince ref. 5442/5", Fauve Paris, 2024-11-16]
* [https://www.finarte.it/asta/orologi-milano-2025-12-15/rolex-cellini-prince-54425-178234 "Finarte Milan 2025, lot 171 — Rolex Cellini Prince ref. 5442/5, case D788096", Finarte, 2025-12-15]

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