137,500 HKD
Rolex Ref. 6202 Gilt Dial-Underline for the Guardia Civil Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Turn-O-Graph”, case No. 953867, Ref. 6202. Made in 1954. Fine and very rare, center seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel wristwatch with black bezel and a stainless steel Rolex buckle. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, bidirectional revolving graduated black bezel with red arrow showing the zero point, case back engraved: “GC, EE”. Black with luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, outer minute/seconds track. Luminous gold skeleton hands. Cal. 620, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight line-lever escapement, Superbalance timed to 6 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes The Guardia Civil, also known as La Benemérita, is the Spanish gendarmerie A similar watch is illustrated in the Military Watch Encyclopedia edited by Green Arrow, p. 375.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-10-09
