Important Collectors Watches, Pocket...
Geneva, Oct 14, 2007
LOT 442
Ref. 6202, Stainless Steel ?Turn-O-Graph? with Silver Honeycomb Dial. Rolex, ?Turn-O-Graph, Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer?, case No 951344, Ref. 6202. Made in 1953. Extremely rare and very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, tonneau-shaped, stainless steel wristwatch, with bi-directional revolving black bezel and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.
CHF 25,000 - 30,000
EUR 15,000 - 18,000 / USD 20,000 - 25,000
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, black graduated revolving bezel with arrow showing the zero point. D. Off-white with flinqué honeycomb decoration, and applied luminous yellow gold dart indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions. Luminous yellow gold ?Alpha? hands. M. Cal. 620, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Superbalance, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-26 |
Good Upgraded |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 4-6-01 |
Fair Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Notes
Ref. 6202
Was the first watch in the so-called ?professional? line. This watch is characterized by its revolving bezel, which allows the watch to be used as a chronograph for timing events with a duration of less than one hour. The watch was also available in stainless steel and gold. For the Italian market, the model cost 58,800 Lire in stainless steel, and 62,000 Lire with a stainless steel bracelet. The stainless steel and gold model cost 76,000 lire and with bracelet 94,500 lire. A similar watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani 2006 Edition, Vol II, p 283.