The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 298

Ref. 6034 Stainless Steel So-called ?Pre-Daytona? Rolex, ?Oyster Chronographe, Anti-Magnetique", Ref. 6034. Case No. 907743. Made in 1952. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, telemeter and a stainless steel Rolex buckle.

CHF 30,000 - 40,000

EUR 20,000 - 26,000 / USD 24,000 - 30,000

Sold: CHF 40,120

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, inclined bezel. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold dart indexes and luminous dot markers, minute track with fifths of a second divisions and Arabic five minute/seconds numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer black painted tachometer and blue painted telemeter graduations. Luminous ?Dauphine? hands. M. Cal. 72, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 14 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-5-01

Good

Poor

HANDS Original

Notes

This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 430.