$37,200
Ref. 6238, Cosmograph Rolex, "Oyster Cosmograph", Ref. 6238. Made circa 1965. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round-button chronograph, steel bezel, registers, and a stainless steel Rolex Jubilee bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, Twinlock winding crown. Bicolor matte silver and black with faceted steel baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary black guilloché dials for the seconds, 12-hour, and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 722, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes The reference 6238 was the first new chronograph model launched after Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf’s death, (who passed away in 1960).
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-04-17
