48,300 CHF
Rolex Oyster Perpetual "Milgauss", Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 6541. Production of this reference started circa 1958. Exceptionally rare, water-resistant, center-seconds, self-winding, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with check-pattern designed dial and lightning seconds hand. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated black bezel, soft iron anti-magnetic protecting cap. black soft iron, check-pattern decorated, with radium-coated round indexes and steel triangular indexes. Radium-coated "Dauphine" steel hands. Cal. 1065, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm. Notes Ref. 654141The name: “Milgauss”, combines “Mil”, meaning “mille” a thousand, and “Gauss”, for the unit of measure of magnetism. A normal movement can withstand up to 70-80 Gauss, but over that its working order would be compromised. Most good watches resist magnetic fields of 60 to 70 Gauss, but the “Milgauss” keeps its astounding precision in magnetic fields up to 1000 Gauss, which were intolerable conditions for all. Yet with its dial, ring and the cover of its movement in soft iron - a true “Oyster” - Rolex created a model which brilliantly resolved the problem. Aside from the esthetic qualities of the dial and the seconds hand, the rarity of this piece lies
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-10-11
