Greta Garbo 1950s Rolex Precision Watch Engraved "GG"
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Greta Garbo's Personally Owned 1950s Rolex Precision 17mm 9K Gold Watch Engraved "GG" W/Letter of Provenance (Working) - This Rolex Precision watch was personally owned by one of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema, Greta Garbo. The watch is made of 9k yellow gold and has a manually wound movement that is remarkably still working, and is engraved with Garbo's initials "GG" on the back of the case. The watch comes with a letter of provenance from the son of a notable Swedish watch collector who acquired the watch from a director at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, who was friends with Garbo. The letter is handwritten in Swedish and translates to: "Certificate of provenance for Greta Garbo's Rolex watch. It is hereby certified that this Rolex watch with 'GG' engraving belonged to Greta Garbo. My father Hjalmar Mattison worked as an accountant for a well-known director at Dramaten who was a close friend with Garbo, and through him managed to buy Garbo's watch in the 1980s, meaning only a few years before Garbo passed away. My father was a solid watch collector and also owned watches belonging to Ingmar Bergman and Ronnie Peterson. The dial of the watch is stamped 'Precision' and 'Swiss'." Measurements: case-17mm diameter, length-7 inches.
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Greta Garbo 1950s Rolex Precision Watch Engraved "GG"
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