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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 02, 2000

LOT 165

Rolex, Oyster, Chronograph Antimagnetic, Ref. 6234, 1960?s.Very fine and rare, tonneau shaped, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, telemeter, leather strap and 18K yellow gold buckle.

CHF 30,000 - 35,000

Sold: CHF 34,500

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed case back and crown. D. matte silver with applied gold and tritium-coated indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer graduations for the tachometer in blue, for the telemeter in red and for the 1/5th second in black. ?Alpha? tritium-coated gold hands. M. 13??? rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 3 adjustments, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: * 3
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

Ref. 6234This reference was produced in 18K yellow gold and in stainless steel since circa 1958, and remained in the Rolex catalogues for the Italian Market until 1963.A similar watch is published in Collezionare Orologi da Polso Rolex, 1998 Edition, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, pp. 337-338 and 380.