8,750 CHF
ROLEX REF. 6556 TRU-BEAT STAINLESS STEEL Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Tru-Beat, superlative Chronometer officially certified", case No. 139400, Ref. 6556. Made in 1956. Very fine and very rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with dead-beat center seconds and a stainless steel Oyster riveted bracelet with deployant clasp. Three-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, screweddown case back and crown. Satiné silver with applied steel indexes, outer minute/ seconds divisions. Steel dauphine hands. Cal. 1040, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 35 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm. Approx overall length 170 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2015-05-10
