The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 11

Ref. 6204, So-called "James Bond" Rolex, ?Oyster, Perpetual, Submariner", Ref. 6204 ?pre-rating?. Case No. 988782. Made in 1954. Fine and rare center seconds, self-winding, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with black graduated bezel and stainless steel Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp.

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 6,500 - 10,000 / USD 8,000 - 12,000

Sold: CHF 23,600

C. Three body, polished and brushed, screwed case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving bezel. D. Black with luminous indexes. Luminous ?skeletonized? hands. M. Cal. A260, 9 3/4???, rhodium-plated, 19 jewels, lever escapement, Superbalance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Case: 3-7

Good

Oxidized
Movement: 3-6*

Good

Slightly oxidized

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-5-01

Good

Poor

HANDS Original

Notes

Reference 6204 first appeared in 1953 and is the first reference to bear the name ?Submariner? on the dial. These watches differed from later references in that they do not yet have the crown-guard, or ?Mercedes? hands. The present watch is amongst the earliest produced in that it does not yet have a depth rating on the dial and has the more unusual ?end-dot? on the seconds hand. This watch is only the second ?Pre-Rating? 6204 to have been sold in these rooms since 1998. This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 293.