$24,000
Day-Date, Ref 6511, First Generation Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Officially Certified Chronometer”, Ref. 6511. Made in 1956. Very rare and fine, early, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, selfwinding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with day, date and an 18K yellow gold President bracelet. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, faceted bezel. White with applied faceted yellow gold baton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds track, aperture for the day and the date. Luminous yellow gold Alpha hands. Cal. 1055, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, free sprung self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes The elusive reference 6511 was the first Day-Date ever produced. Made for a year only in 1956 after having recently been given the patent for the Day-Date combined mechanism. In the history of Antiquorum it is the first yellow gold Reference 6511 to appear at auction, its desirability further enhanced by the rare original dial with its red writing.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-04-17
