37,760 CHF
Ref. 6238, “Pre-Daytona Cartier Dial" Rolex, “Chronograph”, Ref. 6238, No. 1205866, retailed by Cartier. Made in 1965. Fine and very rare, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman’s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, steel bezel graduated to 300UPH and stainless steel Jubilee bracelet. Accompanied by a servicing receipt. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, polished inclined bezel graduated to 300UPH. Black and silver with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, silver subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12- hour and 30- minute registers, outer minutes and fifths of a second divisions. Luminous steel “baton” hands. Cal. 13’’’, 722-1, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with microstella screws, shock absorber, self-compensating freesprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Property of a Hong Kong Collector Notes The present watch was serviced by Rolex, New York, on March 2, 1990. This reference, along with the Explorer, Ref. 6610, is one of the earliest examples of a Rolex retailed by Cartier and signed by Cartier on the dial. 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. A similar watch is illustrated in “R
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-11-12
