This Ultra-Rare UK 1:1 Replica Rolex Split-Seconds Just Sold for a Record $3.5 Million at Auction

One complicated perfect fake Rolex UK broke a simple record over the weekend.

An ultra-rare luxury replica Rolex Split-Seconds (Ref. 4113) hammered down for €3.3 million ($3.5 million) at Monaco Legend Group’s auction on Saturday, setting a new record price for the model.

Produced in 1942, the aaa quality fake Rolex is believed to be one of only 12 such models made in the early 1940s. The watches were initially intended for aviation pilots but found a niche in the Italian automotive world, according to the auction house. They were never offered for sale commercially but were reportedly gifted exclusively to members of certain racing teams instead. As such, the dozen rank as some of the rarest and most expensive Rolexes super clone for sale.

Indeed, only nine cheap fake Rolex Spit-Seconds are known to exist and very few are in great condition. The previous record holder sold for $2.6 million at a Phillips auction in Geneva in 2016. Another example reached just over $2 million at an auction in 2019.
The Spit-Seconds showcases an oversized 44 mm steel case that ranks as one of the largest in the Crown’s collection. (The Deepsea Challenger that debuted last year has the biggest case in the catalog, coming in at a monstrous 50 mm.) Perhaps more importantly, the top quality fake Rolex features a caliber 55 VBR chronograph movement with a split-seconds complication that can measure different time intervals. It also sports a telemeter scale to approximate the distance between the watch and something that can be heard or seen. Ref. 4113 is believed to be the only split-second chronograph, or rattrapante, ever released by the Swiss watchmaker.

The aaa quality replica Rolex UK sold at the Monaco auction came from the collection of Auro Montanari. The horological scholar has been collecting vintage timepieces for more than 40 years. He has also written several books about best copy watches under the pen name John Goldberger, including 100 Superlative Rolex Watches, Longines: Legendary Watches, and A Journey Into The Deep. Coincidently, 100 Superlative Rolex Watches has a picture of Montanari’s Ref. 4113 on the cover and pages 62 and 63. The Swiss movement copy Rolex was auctioned with the cheese knife Montanari used to remove its caseback and show off its inner workings during a 2013 video by Hodinkee.

High Quality Rolex Datejust ref. 1601 Replica Watches With Silver Dials For Sale

Okay, on to my five-watch collection. My first entry also carries a lot of sentimental value because it represents a huge professional milestone. While working at Amsterdam Watch Company, I decided I would write a book on vintage 1:1 fake Rolex Datejusts. So I did. I wrote it, published it, and sold the first print of 1,000 books. If you’re in the market, I am sorry to say those are now sold out, and I decided not to go through the hassle of printing, storing, and shipping again. If you know a specialized publisher who would be interested in relaunching it, I am open to proposals! My perfect replica Rolex Datejust 1601 from circa 1967 is the cover model for the book.

To fully grasp the significance for me, you should know that I dreamt of entrepreneurship since my teenage years. Between then and my late 20s, I tried to build several businesses, and they all failed miserably. Disillusioned, I decided to leave my first career and pursue a simpler life in the realm of my hobby — luxury replica watches. I took a big pay cut and settled in as a vintage dealer first and a writer later. I checked my greater ambitions at the door and just focused on doing something I enjoyed in the moment.
The book was a passion project without serious business motivations. And then the magical thing happened: it was a success in its modest, little way. For the first time, an initiative I had set up surpassed my expectations. It reignited my hunger to build something, and that inspired my later project — VPC. The book taught me that if a passion for the subject and intrinsic motivation are your starting point, success, however you define it, can follow naturally. In short, the book was a turning point in my professional life, and the Swiss movement replica Rolex 1601 symbolizes it.