$43,750
ROLEX REF 6098 HONEYCOMB STAR DIAL YELLOW GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer, case No. 947778, Ref. 6098. Made circa 1953. Fine and extremely rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with honeycomb star dial and an 18K yellow gold Rolex buckle. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, screw down case back and crown. Honeycomb matte silver with applied yellow gold luminous star and triangular Indexes, outer 1/5th seconds track. Luminous yellow gold dauphine hands. Cal. A 296, copper-colored, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Superbalance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Notes Rolex wristwatches with textured honeycomb dials and star dials are both very rare and sought after by collectors. Only a handful of watches from Rolex's entire run were fi tted with dials that combined the honeycomb fi nish and the star indexes. Star dial Rolexes are more closely associated with the celebrated reference 6062.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-04-25
