Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 12, 2013
LOT 157
ROLEX REF 6238 PRE-DAYTONA Rolex, ?Chronograph?, case No.1104150, Ref. 6238. Made in 1964. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer.
CHF 17,000 - 23,000
HKD 140,000 - 190,000 / USD 18,000 - 24,000
Sold: CHF 21,250
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, curved lugs, inclined bezel, screwed-down case back and Oyster crown. D. 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. M. Cal. 722, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to three positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 14 mm
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-8-01 |
Good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |