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Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 352

Rolex, Cosmograph "Daytona", "military", Ref. 6239. Produced in the early 1960's. Made for the Forza Aerea del Peru.Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wrist-watch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, back engraved: "Fuerza Aerea Del Peru", tachometer graduation on the bezel to 300 units per hour. D. bicolor satiné silver and black with applied steel bâton indexes, outer tritium coated dots, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers. "Bâton" tritium-coated steel hands.M. Cal. 72 B, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.