$24,000
Rolex Ref. 6238 14K Yellow Gold Rolex, Chronograph, Ref. 6238. Made in the early 1960s. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 14K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, polished inclined bezel. Satine silver with applied faceted yellow gold dart indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track and tachometer graduation, sunk subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 72B, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to three positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 14 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-06-10
