252,000 HKD
Ref. 6238, Pre-Daytona Rolex, “Chronograph”, case No. 1226643, Ref. 6238. Made in 1965, sold March 22nd, 1968. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster riveted bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box, guarantee (now void) and a service receipt dated April 2008. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, polished inclined bezel. Satine silver with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds track and tachometer scale. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 722, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx overall length 175 mm. Notes Ref. 6238 Is called the “Pre-Daytona” by collectors; it was first published in the 1964 Rolex catalogue. This reference was available in stainless steel, and 14K and 18K gold, until it was removed from the Rolex catalogue in 1968. Similar watches are published in “Rolex Daytona: a Legend is Born”, Best Edition 2006, by Pergola, Mazzariol, Dosso, pp. 6 - 42.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-06-27
