164,000 CHF
Ref. 6238, Stainless Steel Black Dial Pre-Daytona Rolex, “Oyster Chronograph”, case No. 1207295, Ref. 6238. Made in 1965. Extremely fine and rare, water-resistant stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, black dial and a riveted stainless steel Oyster bracelet. 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 fifths of a second divisions, outermost tachometer graduation, 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. Notes Ref. 6238 Is known by collectors as the “Pre-Daytona” and was first published in the Rolex catalogue in 1964. This reference was available in stainless steel, 14K and 18K gold, until it was removed from the Rolex catalogue in 1968.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-11-11
