Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Nov 16, 2008
LOT 334
Ref. 6238, ?Pre-Daytona?, Black Dial Rolex, ?Chronograph?, case No. 1226620, Ref. 6238. Made in 1965. Extremely fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, black dial, and a stainless steel riveted Rolex Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp.
CHF 100,000 - 120,000
USD 90,000 - 110,000 / EUR 65,000 - 75,000
Sold: CHF 93,600
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, polished inclined bezel. D. Black with applied steel faceted baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/seconds division, outermost tachometer scale. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 72B, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm.
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Grade: |
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Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3 |
Good |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Notes
Ref. 6238
Is called the ?Pre-Daytona? by collectors; it was first published in the 1964 Rolex catalogue. This reference was available in stainless steel, and 14K and 18K gold, until it was removed from the Rolex catalogue in 1968.