2006 Rolex Cellini 18ct White Gold 33mm 4233/9 'Rolex CPO'

Here we have a rare 2006 Rolex Cellini 4233/9 'Rolex CPO'. Rolex CPO means Rolex Certified Pre-Owned Program. It is an official program where second-hand Rolex watches are authenticated, inspected, and serviced by Rolex technicians. Featuring a 33mm 18ct White Gold cushion case that curves over your wrist with thick tapered lugs. The Cellini range is named after the Italian goldsmith and sculptor, Benvenuto Cellini and is inspired by their dress watches of the 1950s. Its slim flanks lead to a lug-to-lug length of 39.5mm and a case thickness of just 7mm, ensuring a comfortable fit on your wrist. On the right side is a signed crown. A slightly domed sapphire crystal sits above a two-tone black dial with a concentric circular mid-section. At 12 o’clock, we have the 18ct White Gold Rolex Coronet, followed by large white outlined Arabic numerals with an 18ct white gold ‘6’ marking the hours. Underneath the crown, you find “Rolex Geneve” and at 6 o’clock “Cellini” in white text. Elegant 18ct white Gold Dauphine hands complete this beautiful, sophisticated, minimalist two-handed dress watch. On the reverse, an 18ct white Gold case back with the relevant Hallmarks stamped on the inside, inside a manually wound Rolex Cal. 1602, 20 jewels, beating at 21,600 beats per hour. It comes paired with a well-suited 20mm leather strap with a Rolex 18ct white Gold buckle, relevant Hallmarks stamped on its inside, the original Rolex 20mm leather strap in the box, and the watch comes with its Rolex presentation box, swing tag and paperwork.

This watch is sold with its original Rolex box, swing tag and paperwork. It comes paired with a well-suited 20mm leather strap with a Rolex 18ct white Gold buckle, the original Rolex 20mm leather strap in the box. The watch is from May 2006 and is sold in worn condition with light wear visible, as you can see. Fresh from a 2025 Rolex ‘Certified Pre-Owned’ Program. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.

This is my first Rolex that has been through the Rolex 'CPO' (Certified Pre-Owned) program. I am pleased to see that Rolex seems to have improved in recent years in maintaining the originality of restoring it faithfully. For example, this reference has specifically mentioned in the paperwork that they didn't polish the case back, and this is to retain the hallmarks and numbers, a good practice that Rolex wouldn't have cared too much about many years ago. Plus, it is nice having that official Rolex CPO warranty card. This is the wonderful Rolex Cellini in an impressive 33mm 18ct White Gold case. This reference 4233/9 is from 2006 and comes with its original box and paperwork too. I wouldn't sleep on snapping this gem up and adding it to your collection today!

Reference : 4233/9
Movement : Manually Wound Rolex Cal. 1602
Age : May 2006
Year : 2006
Case Size : 33mm
Case Thickness : 7mm
Lug to Lug : 39.5mm
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : 18ct White Gold
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

In 1905, German-born Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law Alfred Davis set up a company in London that imported Swiss movements which are installed in British cases and sold to jewellers who put their names on the dials. Recognising the potential for their brand, Wilsdorf created the brand name Rolex in 1908. In 1910, a Rolex became the first wristwatch to carry the Swiss Certificate of Chronometric Precision, awarded by the Official Watch Rating Centre in Bienne, Switzerland. Demand for Rolex watches rose swiftly, and British taxes on the Swiss movements Rolex used prompted Wilsdorf to move the business to Geneva, Switzerland, in 1919. With production costs lowered, Wilsdorf quickly set out to solve the age-old problem of moisture and dust entering a watch case and damaging the movement. The Rolex watchmakers came up with a fully sealed watch case, which Wilsdorf named the Oyster, and released to an appreciative audience in 1926. In 1931, Rolex introduced the first automatic winding wristwatch, giving it the legendary name Oyster Perpetual. In 1945, they released Datejust. The Datejust was the first watch to have the date jump instantaneously at midnight. The 1950s saw a whole lot of releases such as the Air-King (1958), the Explorer (1953), the Submariner (1953), the GMT Master (1955), the Day-Date (1956), the electromagnetic field resistant Milgauss (1956), the Lady-Datejust (1957) and the first Deep Sea model (1960). Wilsdorf’s death in 1960, saw ownership of Rolex S.A. (a collection of sub-companies) passed to the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation which was founded by Wilsdorf in 1945, the mission of which is simply to sustain Rolex S.A. indefinitely.