Rolex chronograph ref. 2057

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Reference:2057

Pre-Daytona chronographs → 2057

Yellow-gold Rolex ref. 2057 cushion-case monopusher chronograph with a two-tone pulsometer dial — Phillips, The Geneva Watch Auction: EIGHT, lot 40 (2018).

The surviving records document one watch: case 12'271, catalogued by Phillips in 2018 and reoffered by FutureGrail in 2026. Phillips dates it circa 1938; the later sale transcription gives circa 1927. Photographs show its 18-carat yellow-gold cushion case, crown-integrated pusher and multi-scale dial. The conflicting estimates leave the reference's production span undetermined.

Core facts

Detail	Documented record
Family	Pre-Daytona chronograph; single-button cushion case
Reference	2057, identified by Phillips and repeated in later sale records
Case number	12'271 in the 2018 Phillips listing and 2026 caseback photograph
Dated example	circa 1938 (Phillips); circa 1927 (FutureGrail catalogue transcription); neither date sets production endpoints
Case	18-carat yellow gold, cushion-shaped, 32 mm wide
Movement	Manual chronograph, 17 jewels in the later listing; exact caliber not confirmed
Dial	Two-tone pulsometer scale marked for 30 pulsations, Breguet numerals, two subsidiary registers
Pusher	Single pusher coaxial with the winding crown
Strap	Leather strap listed with both sales; original delivery is unestablished

Where it sits in the line

Colin A. White lists the 2057 as a two-register monopusher with a cushion case. In a 2021 Phillips essay, Rolex specialist Pucci Papaleo groups refs. 2023 and 2057 among early medical chronographs from the latter part of the 1920s. Papaleo's date describes the reference group; Phillips dates case 12'271 circa 1938, while the 2026 sale transcription dates the same case circa 1927.

Production outline

Both sales concern case 12'271. Phillips identifies that number in its 2018 listing, and the inside-back photograph published with FutureGrail's 2026 sale record shows the same number. A 2023 Phillips catalogue for a separate ref. 2022, case 12043, refers back to the 2057 but prints its case number as 12'272. The 2018 record and 2026 caseback image show 12'271; the one-digit difference remains a catalogue discrepancy.

Phillips' 2018 circa-1938 estimate, the later circa-1927 transcription and Papaleo's group-level late-1920s placement leave the start and end dates open. The case-backed records document one watch, so they cannot establish a production sequence.

Movement notes

Phillips describes a manual movement without naming a caliber. The 2026 FutureGrail catalogue transcription calls it a 13-ligne Valjoux base by Reymond Frères, with 17 jewels. Its movement photograph shows the Rolex signature and jewel count; the caliber and maker are not legible. Thirteen lignes is a movement size. The Valjoux and Reymond Frères identification comes from the sale catalogue.

Dial map

Phillips describes a two-tone pulsometer dial with Breguet numerals. Its outer legend reads “Gradué pour 30 pulsations,” and the scale times 30 pulse beats. The 2026 catalogue transcription identifies the registers at nine and three as subsidiary seconds and a 30-minute counter. The sources document this dial layout; further variants have not surfaced in the records reviewed.

Close view of the 2057's two-tone pulsometer dial, French 30-pulsation legend, Breguet numerals and blue scale — Dial detail, Phillips, lot 40.

Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes

Phillips records an 18-carat yellow-gold cushion case, 32 mm wide, with a single pusher built into the winding crown. It describes a Rolex France symbol on the outer back and a French hallmark on the caseband. The case-mark photograph shows the hallmark Phillips discusses. These marks document case 12'271; the available records do not establish the full range of case specifications for ref. 2057.

French hallmark on the yellow-gold caseband of Rolex 2057 case 12'271 — Case-mark detail, Phillips, lot 40.

Bracelets, clasps, and packaging

Both catalogues list a leather strap. The 2026 transcription also lists a gilt-metal pin buckle. These details describe the watches as sold; the records do not establish original delivery.

Special branches

Doble Firma's 2025 article on ref. 4257 labels a photograph as a 2057. Its dial, hand positions, strap wear and crop match Phillips' 2018 front image of case 12'271. The image is a republication of the Phillips photograph, not a second watch.

Auction record

Sale	Case / movement	Record
Phillips, The Geneva Watch Auction: EIGHT, 10 November 2018, lot 40	12'271 / manual, caliber not stated	Ref. 2057; 18-carat yellow gold; 32 mm; two-tone pulsometer dial; circa 1938 estimate
FutureGrail Singapore, May 2026, lot 32, as transcribed by EveryWatch	12 271 / 13-ligne Valjoux-base attribution	Same watch; 32 mm; 17 jewels; circa 1927 estimate. EveryWatch does not link to FutureGrail's original lot page.

Gallery

Case 12'271, Phillips lot 40
Pulsometer dial detail, Phillips lot 40
French hallmark detail, Phillips lot 40
Case 12'271 on the wrist, Phillips lot 40

Sources

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