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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 225

Ref. 6234, Stainless Steel "Pre-Daytona" Rolex, "Oyster Chronograph, Anti-Magnetic", case No. 530397, Ref. 6234. Made in 1946. Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, telemeter and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

CHF 30,000 - 40,000

EUR 20,000 - 25,000 / USD 25,000 - 33,000

Sold: CHF 62,540

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer and inner blue telemeter graduation. Luminous yellow gold "alpha" hands. M. Cal. 72, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balancespring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness: 14 mm. Property of an English Gentleman


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 6234 Was made from the 1940s to the 1960s. The reference appears in the Rolex catalogues until 1963. A similar watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2006, pp. 125-127, 296, vol 1, and pp. 290-298, vol. 2.