Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 53

Rolex, Ref. 6034 Rolex, ?Oyster Chronograph, Anti-Magnetic," case No. 907326, Ref. 6034. Made circa 1953. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, telemeter and a stainless steel riveted Oyster expansion bracelet.

USD 25,000 - 35,000

EUR 20,000 - 27,000 / CHF 28,000 - 40,000

Sold: USD 31,200

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold dart indexes and Arabic 12, 1/5th seconds divisions with 5-minute Arabic markers, outer black tachometer and blue telemeter graduations, subsidiary dials for the constant seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Yellow gold epee hands. M. Cal. 72, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Approx. overall length 195 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

LeRoy Neumayer (1930-2006) LeRoy Anthony Neumayer started his life-long passion for racing at the age of fifteen, initially motorcycles, then drag-racing Hot Rods on the streets of Long Beach in California, where he quickly built a name for himself as a mechanic and driver. His racing life was interrupted in 1950 when he was inducted into the army, serving three years in Korea where he became a highly decorated sniper and awarded the Silver Star medal for his services. In 1953, he returned to racing and in the same year set a speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats of 233.31 mph, becoming only the 5th person to be entered into the famed 200 MPH Club. LeRoy?s skill as a driver and mechanic earned him the cover of ?Hod Rod? magazine in July 1955. During this period he raced CRA sprint cars then USAC in the Midwest and his first Champ Trail race in 1961. He continued racing in 1962 but shortly after faded from the circuit until returning to the Indy 500 as crew chief for, among others, famed racer ?AJ Foyt?. LeRoy Neumayer died on Sunday, May 7, 2006, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.