The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 90

Ref. 6100, ?Blue Enamel Dial? Rolex, ?Super-Oyster?, Ref. 6100. Case No. 902546. Made in 1952. Exceptionally rare and fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with Royal blue enamel dial and a yellow gold-plated Rolex buckle.

CHF 30,000 - 40,000

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

Sold: CHF 43,660

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, ?Super- Oyster? crown, polished concave bezel. D. Royal blue with applied faceted gold indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions on a gilt chapter ring. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 9 3/4???, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3-25

Good

Chipped
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

This watch, with its enamel dial, is amongst the most collectable of Rolex?s ?Time Only? watches, furthermore this watch is the first example of a reference 6100 to have passed through these rooms since 1998. The ?Super-Oyster? winding crown was an attempt by Rolex to create a waterproof winding crown which did not need to be screwed down. The system itself worked, however in time the rubber seal perished and this crown type was phased out after only a few years of production. This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 183.