Rolex King Midas Reference 4315 in 18K Yellow Gold Unpolished

The King Midas was the most expensive Rolex by far at retail in the 1960s and 1970s. Starting in the 1970s, Rolex changed the dial to have Cellini instead of Midas in Greek on the dial and also introduced the smaller Queen Midas model. The King Midas has been closely associated with Elvis Presley, who is photographed holding one, and more recently with Rihanna, who wore a customized model for her pregnancy announcement.

It is said that Gérald Genta designed these watches and they certainly seemed to be part of the evolution of integrated watch design that led to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, IWC Ingenieur 1832, and Patek Philippe Nautilus.

This example is 18k yellow gold and we believe it to be unpolished. It is a fantastic timepiece.

The watch does not come with box and papers. We do not know the service history, but it is running well.

SOLD (Item SBUXYT2126)