61,360 CHF
Yellow Gold Ref. 6238, So-Called “Pre-Daytona” Rolex,”Oyster, Chronograph, Anti-Magnetic”, Ref. 6238/6241. Case No. 1038603. Made in 1964. Very fine and rare, tonneau shaped, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer. Three-body, massive, polished and brushed, screw down case back and crown. Matte silver with applied yellow gold dart indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions with Arabic five minute/seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer scale. Luminous yellow gold "baton" hands. Cal 72B, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm, Thickness 13 mm. Property of a German Collector Notes Similar watches are published in "Rolex, Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova 2005, vol I, pp. 126-131.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-11-12
