Rolex ref. 4364

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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

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.

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.

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

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

Christie's, 2024: watch with leather strap, case 295355
Christie's, 2024: dial marked “ROLEX CHRONOMÈTRE”
Christie's, 2024: caseback number 295355