$201,750
ROLEX REF. 6238 PRE-DAYTONA BLACK DIAL 14K YELLOW GOLD Rolex, "Chronograph", case No. 1697066, Ref. 6238. Made for the North American Market circa 1968. Very fine and extremely rare, water-resistant, 14K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, polished inclined bezel. Black with applied yellow gold baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds/minute divisions, outermost tachometer scale. Luminous steel alpha hands. Cal. 722, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to three positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 14 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2014-12-11
