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[[File:Ref4467_phillips_roulette_518506.jpg|thumb|right|340px|Rolex 4467, the first Datejust (1945), 18K yellow gold, roulette date wheel. Case 518506 sold Phillips 2018 for CHF 33,750.]] | [[File:Ref4467_phillips_roulette_518506.jpg|thumb|right|340px|alt=Rolex 4467, the first Datejust (1945), 18K yellow gold, roulette date wheel. Case 518506 sold Phillips 2018 for CHF 33,750.|Rolex 4467, the first Datejust (1945), 18K yellow gold, roulette date wheel. Case 518506 sold Phillips 2018 for CHF 33,750.]] | ||
<small>[[Reference:bubbleback|Bubbleback]] → '''4467'''</small> | <small>[[Reference:bubbleback|Bubbleback]] → '''4467'''</small> | ||
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== Precious metal only == | == Precious metal only == | ||
[[File:Ref4467_pink_gold_red_date_black_dial.jpg|thumb|right|300px|4467 'Red Datejust' in 18K pink gold with rare black dial, case 460565 (Antiquorum 2018).]] | [[File:Ref4467_pink_gold_red_date_black_dial.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=4467 'Red Datejust' in 18K pink gold with rare black dial, case 460565 (Antiquorum 2018).|4467 'Red Datejust' in 18K pink gold with rare black dial, case 460565 (Antiquorum 2018).]] | ||
The 4467 was produced in 18K gold only. Two variants are documented: 18K yellow gold, which accounts for the overwhelming majority of surviving examples, and 18K pink or rose gold, substantially rarer. Collector estimates put the pink gold population at approximately twenty. | The 4467 was produced in 18K gold only. Two variants are documented: 18K yellow gold, which accounts for the overwhelming majority of surviving examples, and 18K pink or rose gold, substantially rarer. Collector estimates put the pink gold population at approximately twenty. | ||
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== The souscription batch and CHF 975 == | == The souscription batch and CHF 975 == | ||
[[File:Ref4467_souscription_numbered.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A souscription-numbered 4467 — first 100 pieces, sold by newspaper subscription at CHF 975.]] | [[File:Ref4467_souscription_numbered.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=A souscription-numbered 4467 — first 100 pieces, sold by newspaper subscription at CHF 975.|A souscription-numbered 4467 — first 100 pieces, sold by newspaper subscription at CHF 975.]] | ||
Rolex sold the first hundred 4467 watches by subscription through a Swiss newspaper. Buyers paid CHF 975 (roughly several months of skilled-worker income in 1945) and received a numbered piece with their assigned position between the lugs, 1 through 100. Custom engraving was offered: a coat of arms or the buyer’s initials. | Rolex sold the first hundred 4467 watches by subscription through a Swiss newspaper. Buyers paid CHF 975 (roughly several months of skilled-worker income in 1945) and received a numbered piece with their assigned position between the lugs, 1 through 100. Custom engraving was offered: a coat of arms or the buyer’s initials. | ||
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== Auction record == | == Auction record == | ||
[[File:Ref4467_bonhams_bucherer_1948.jpg|thumb|right|300px|An 18K yellow gold 4467 purchased 6 August 1948, with original Bucherer receipt and COSC certificate (Bonhams).]] | [[File:Ref4467_bonhams_bucherer_1948.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=An 18K yellow gold 4467 purchased 6 August 1948, with original Bucherer receipt and COSC certificate (Bonhams).|An 18K yellow gold 4467 purchased 6 August 1948, with original Bucherer receipt and COSC certificate (Bonhams).]] | ||
Four lots cover most of the 4467 configuration space collectors care about: yellow gold with standard dial, pink gold with rare dial, numbered souscription provenance, and original-paperwork provenance. The 4467 anchors the gold-Bubbleback segment, though no result approaches the upper-tier numbers gilt-era Submariners or Daytonas have set. That is the shape of the market for a gold-only Big Bubbleback, where steel sport watches have moved faster than gold dress references. | Four lots cover most of the 4467 configuration space collectors care about: yellow gold with standard dial, pink gold with rare dial, numbered souscription provenance, and original-paperwork provenance. The 4467 anchors the gold-Bubbleback segment, though no result approaches the upper-tier numbers gilt-era Submariners or Daytonas have set. That is the shape of the market for a gold-only Big Bubbleback, where steel sport watches have moved faster than gold dress references. | ||