25,300 CHF
Rolex Cosmograph, Ref. 6239. Produced in the 1960s. Very fine, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman’s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, steel bezel and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. Bicolored black and satiné silver with applied steel indexes and tritium dots, subsidiary "guilloché" seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute register dials. Tritium-coated steel "Bâton" hands. Cal. 727, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm. Height 14 mm.Approx. overall length 180 mm. Notes Similar watches are published in "Collecting Rolex Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2001, pp. 439-442-445-446. Ref. 6239. Manufactured from 1961 to 1976
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-11-14
