Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ...

New York, Jun 18, 2008

LOT 106

Ref. 6611 B, Day-Date Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? Ref. 6611 B. Made in 1959. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with day, date and an 18K yellow gold Rolex President bracelet with concealed clasp.

USD 8,000 - 12,000

EUR 5,200 - 7,800

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, fluted bezel, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Matte silver with applied faceted yellow gold baton indexes, outer minute/ seconds track, apertures for the day and the date. Luminous yellow gold alpha hands. M. Cal. B1055, rhodium-plated, oeil de perdrix decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, free sprung self-compensating Breguet balancespring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-7-01

Good

Oxidized

HANDS Original

Notes

This ?Day-Date? chronometer is one of the most original examples of a 6611B to have appeared on the market. The watch still retains its original ?Jubilee? bracelet reference 6311. At the time this watch was launched it was available with either a gold bracelet or with two leather straps and a gold buckle. It was unusual at the time for any watch to be delivered with two straps. Production of the Day-Date started in 1956. This model was produced in 18k pink, white and yellow gold as well as platinum, 6 examples are known in stainless steel. A similar watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001, p. 258, 259.