377,600 HKD
Ref. 6234, “Oyster Chronograph” Rolex, “Oyster Chronograph, Antimagnetic”, case No. 462427, Ref. 6234. Made in 1959. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, 14K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, telemeter. Property of a Japanese Collector Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed case back and crown. Matte silver with applied gold and luminous indexes. Subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer graduations for the tachometer in blue, for the telemeter in red and for the 1/5th second in black. Luminous gold “alpha” hands. 13’’’ rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 14 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-11-25
