1940s Rolex King-of-Wings Reference 4125

Why This Watch Matters This Rolex King-of-Wings is an extremely rare model that is made even more special and possibly unique with a Bucherer retail signature on the beautiful gilt dial. The Full Story Rolex is best known for models such as the GMT-Master, Explorer, and Submariner that all originated in the 1950s (and, of course, the Daytona that originated in the 1960s), but this rare and obscure “King-of-Wings” reference 4125 predates them all. This example is special in that it bears the Swiss retailer Bucherer’s signature on the dial. Bucherer still remains an important retailer of Rolex watches and other timepieces; the company most recently made a splash in the watch industry by announcing its purchase of the U.S. watch retail behemoth, Tourneau. While people have speculated that the “King-of-Wings” model was made for the Canadian market, this one was recently uncovered in Switzerland, helping to rewrite the history of the model. In 1924, Bucherer started its partnership with R