Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 09, 2009

LOT 232

Rolex Ref. 6238 Pre-Daytona Black Dial Rolex, ?Chronograph,? Ref. 6238. Made in the 1960's. Fine and extremely rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, black dial and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, polished inclined bezel. D. Black with applied faceted steel baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds track and tachometer scale to 1000 UPH. 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.