Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2015
ROLEX REF. 6034 "PRE-DAYTONA" STEEL Rolex, "Oyster Chronograph, Anti-Magnetic," case No. 907678, Ref. 6034. Made in 1962. Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, telemeter and a stainless steel Rolex buckle.
Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown. Matte silver with applied steel dart indexes, outer black tachometer and blue telemeter scales, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel alpha hands. Cal. 72, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator.