60,000 HKD
ROLEX REF. 6611 DAY-DATE YELLOW GOLD Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,” case No. 311672, Ref. 6611. Made in 1954. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with day and date and a custom made strap attachment with 18K yellow gold end-pieces and a Rolex deployant clasp. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, fl uted bezel, screwed-down case back and crown, crystal with cyclops lens. Champagne with applied faceted yellow gold dart indexes, outer minute/ seconds divisions, apertures for the day and the date. Luminous yellow gold alpha hands. Cal. 1065, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-06-23