$32,400
Ref. 6034, “Pre-Daytona” Rolex, “Oyster Chronograph, Anti-Magnetic", Ref. 6034/6234. Made in 1950. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, telemeter and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by an extra Rolex dial and a fitted box. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown. Matte silver with applied steel dart indexes and luminous dot markers, minute track with 1/5th seconds divisions and 5-minute/seconds Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer black tachometer and blue telemeter graduations. Luminous steel alpha hands. Cal. 72A, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Notes The reference 6034 was made from 1946 until the early 1960s and replaced the ref. 4537. The reference 6034 , 6234 and 6238 are nicknamed ‘Pre-Daytona’ by collectors
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-04-17
