74,500 CHF
ROLEX, rEF. 6238, BLACK DiAL STAiNLESS STEEL Rolex, “Chronograph”, case No. 1226389, Ref. 6238. Made in 1965. Very fine and rare, water-resistant stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, black dial and a riveted stainless steel Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a Rolex box. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, polished inclined bezel. Matte black with applied lapidated steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer silver painted minute and fi fths of a second divisions, outermost tachometer scale, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 722, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, microstella regulating screws, shock absorber, self compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx overall length 185 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-11-13
