100 Years of Wristwatches

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 19, 2000

LOT 262

Rolex Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer, Ref. 6062. Production of this reference started in1950.Very fine and rare tonneau shaped, water-resistant, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatchwith triple date and moon phases. Accompanied by a yellow gold-plated Rolex buckle.

CHF 75,000 - 85,000

USD 42,000 - 50,000

Sold: CHF 82,700

C. two-body, solid, polished, screwed case back and crown. D. matte silver with applied gold triangular indexes,auxiliary seconds dial, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the monthsand the moon phases. 'Dauphine' radium-coated yellow gold hands. M. 9 3/4''' rhodium plated, 19 jewels, leverescapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.


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Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3

Good
Dial: 3 - 01

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Ref. 6062Produced from 1950 to 1953, with 350 examples in yellow gold, 50 examples in pink gold, and very few in stainlesssteel. Very few examples feature dials with star indexes.In the Rolex catalogue of 1953, this reference was called 'Cosmograph'. The yellow gold model remained in the Rolexcatalogue until 1960.Similar watches are published in 'Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches', by Osvaldo Patrizzi, GUIDO MONDANI Editore,Genova, 1998, pp. 224 to 227 and p. 284.