Rolex 5441/9 Cellini Prince

Prince → 5441/9

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

Reference	Family	Case	Movement	Dial
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. 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.

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.

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

Sale	Example	Catalogue details
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
Sotheby's, Geneva, 2010	Ref. 5441/9; circa 2005	Cal. 7040-3, 21 jewels; silvered engine-turned dial; 44 × 27 mm as catalogued
Christie's, Geneva, 2011	Case D774253; made in 2007	Cal. 7040-3, 21 jewels; silvered engine-turned dial; display back
Christie's, Geneva, 2012	Case D773323; made in 2007	Cal. 7040-3, 21 jewels; two-tone silvered dial; catalogue gives 42 mm length
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

Standard silver Godron Circulaire dial. Sotheby's, 2019, case D757247.
Diamond-pavé dial option. Rolex archived product image, 2014.
Display back and decorated movement. Sotheby's, 2019, case D757247.

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