437,000 HKD
Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer, Ref. 6062, retailed by Serpico y Laino, Caracas, (Venezuela), 1950's. Very fine and rare, tonneau shaped, water-resistant, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman 's wristwatch with triple date and moon phases, with 18K yellow gold bracelet. three body, massive, polished, satine, screwed case back. matte silver with applied gold star indexes, auxiliary seconds dial, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Dauphine " radiumcoated gold hands. Notes Ref. 6062 Produced from 1950 to 1953, with 350 examples in yellow gold and 50 examples in pink gold and very few in stainless steel. Very few examples feature dials with star indexes. In the Rolex catalogue of 1953, this reference was called "Cosmograph". The yellow gold model remained in the Rolex catalogue until 1960. Similar watches are published in Rolex Collezionare Orologi da Polso, 1998 Edition, by Osvaldo PATRIZZI, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, pp. 224 to 227 and 284.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-06-07
