Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 24, 1999

LOT 196

Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certil Chronometer, Ref. 6062, 1950's. Very fine and rare, tonneau shaped, water-resist astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwt with triple date and moon phases, with leather st and gold plated Rolex buckle.

CHF 45,000 - 55,000

Sold: CHF 66,786

C. massive, polished, satine, screwed case bs D. matted silver with applied gold star inde: auxiliary seconds dial, outer graduation for the of the month, apertures for the days of the week, months and the moon phases. "Alpha" radium-coo gold hands. M. 9 3 /4- rhodium plated, 19 jewels, k escapement, monometallic balance, compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.


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Grading System
Case: 3

Good
Movement: *3

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 6062 Produced from 1950 to 1953, with 350 examples in yellow g 50 examples in pink gold and very few in stainless steel. Very examples feature dials with star indexes. In the Rolex catalogue of 1953, this reference was co "Cosmograph". The yellow gold model remained in the R catalogue in 1960. Similar watches are published in Collezionare Orologi da Rolex, Edition 1998, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mom Editore, Genova, pp. 224 to 227 and p. 284.