Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 23, 2012

LOT 381

ROLEX REF. 6611 DAY-DATE YELLOW GOLD Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? case No. 311672, Ref. 6611. Made in 1954. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with day and date and a custom made strap attachment with 18K yellow gold end-pieces and a Rolex deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, fl uted bezel, screwed-down case back and crown, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Champagne with applied faceted yellow gold dart indexes, outer minute/ seconds divisions, apertures for the day and the date. Luminous yellow gold alpha hands. M. Cal. 1065, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.