$25,000
ROLEX – REF. 6238 – SANS TRITIUM Rolex, Chronograph, case No. 1226372, Ref. 6238. Made circa 1962. Very fine and extremely rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster riveted bracelet. Accompanied by a spare steel Oyster Bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, polished inclined bezel. Silver with applied steel baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds track and tachometer graduation to 1000 UPH. Steel alpha hands. Cal. 72B, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to three positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx overall length 190 mm. Property of the Original Owner Notes Ref. 6238 sans-tritium According to our research this example is the first known steel Rolex Ref. 6238 to appear at public auction with factory non-tritium dial and hands. Examples of the earlier ref. 6234 and 6034 Rolex chronographs without tritium dots and identical plain alpha hands can be found documented in various books, however no 6238 without tritium are illustrated in major publications. Rolex offered their earlier chronograph and triple-calendar watches with both luminous and non-luminous options, however by the 1960's luminous di
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-06-08
