100 Years of Wristwatches

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 19, 2000

LOT 280

Rolex Chronograph Ref. 6238, delivered to 'La Fuerza Aerea del Perù'. Production started in the 1960's.Fine tonneau shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round buttonchronograph, registers and tachometer. Accompanied by a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

CHF 20,000 - 25,000

USD 11,000 - 14,000

Sold: CHF 18,975

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed case back and crown. D. satiné silver with applied steel indexes,auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hour and 30 minute registers, outer tachometer graduations. 'Bâton' steelhands. M. 13''' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, self-compensatingBreguet balance spring.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.


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Grading System
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 4 - 6*
Dial: 3 - 24 - 01

Notes

Ref. 6238This reference, called by collectors the 'Pre-Daytona', was produced in stainless steel and in 14 and 18K gold. It waspublished for the first time in the Rolex catalogue for the Italian Market in 1964 and remained until 1967. Itsproduction is estimated at 3600 examples from 1962 to 1967.Similar watches are published in ' Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches', by OSVALDO PATRIZZI, GUIDO MONDANI EditoreGenova, 1998, pp. 238, 239, 240, 241, and 381.