The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 150

Ref. 6034 ?Pink Gold Oyster Chronograph? Rolex, ?Oyster Chronographe, Anti-Magnetique?, with ?Super Oyster? crown, Ref. 6034. Case No. 692382. Made in 1950. Very fine and extremely rare, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and an 18K yellow Rolex buckle.

CHF 80,000 - 120,000

EUR 50,000 - 80,000 / USD 65,000 - 100,000

Sold: CHF 138,700

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, ?Super Oyster? crown. D. Off-white with applied gold pyramidal and double baton indexes, outer minute/ seconds divisions with Arabic five minute/seconds markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer scale. Pink gold ?Alpha? hands. M. Cal 72, 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 32-01

Slightly restored

HANDS Original

Notes

Reference 6034 was made in stainless steel as well as 18K yellow gold and very few in 18K pink gold. This reference replaced reference 4537 in 1946. This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 432.