Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 14, 2017
LOT 143
ROLEX REF. 6238 PRE-DAYTONA STEEL Rolex, Geneve. Case No. 1226663, Ref. 6238/6239. Made in 1965. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, manual winding, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer with a stainless steel Rolex riveted bracelet (Ref. 7205).
CHF 30,000 - 50,000
HKD 240,000 - 400,000 / USD 30,000 - 50,000
Sold: CHF 36,250
Three-body, polished and brushed, curved lugs, inclined bezel, screwed-down case back and Oyster crown. Silvered with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds/minutes division. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 72, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to three positions, shock absorber, self- compensating breguet balance spring.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-10-01 |
Very good Patinated HANDS Original |