93,600 CHF
Ref. 6238, “Pre-Daytona”, Black Dial Rolex, “Chronograph”, case No. 1226620, Ref. 6238. Made in 1965. Extremely fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, black dial, and a stainless steel riveted Rolex Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, polished inclined bezel. Black with applied steel faceted baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/seconds division, outermost tachometer scale. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 72B, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm. Notes A similar watch, with black dial, Ref. 6238, was sold by Antiquorum on November 11, 2007, lot 116. Ref. 6238 Is called the “Pre-Daytona” by collectors; it was first published in the 1964 Rolex catalogue. This reference was available in stainless steel, and 14K and 18K gold, until it was removed from the Rolex catalogue in 1968.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-11-16
