$17,500
ROLEX REF. 6234 PRE-DAYTONA CHRONOGRAPH, STEEL Rolex, Oyster, Chronograph, Anti-Magnetic, case No. 688631, Ref. 6234. Made in 1958. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, telemeter and a stainless steel Rolex Jubilee bracelet. Accompanied by a box and an additional stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet Ref. 78350. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw down case back and crown, inclined bezel. Black with applied steel dart indexes, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-second Arabic markers, most outer telemeter and tachometer scales, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel alpha hands. Cal. 72, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, shock absorber, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Approx. overall length: 210 mm. Notes For another example of reference 6234 see lot number 238
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-06-12
