$3,600
Ref. 6298 Explorer Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Precision, Explorer, Selfwinding,” Ref. 6298. Made in 1953. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed down case back and crown, concave lugs, polished bezel. Matte silver with embossed yellow gold Arabic numerals, dart indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track. Luminous yellow gold feuille hands. Notes The present lot was originally gold-plated; the plating has worn off, giving the watch the appearance again of stainless steel.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-06-11