Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 10, 2013

LOT 510

ROLEX REF 6238 PRE-DAYTONA Rolex, "Chronograph", case No.1166472, Ref. 6238. Made in 1964. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex buckle.

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

HKD 165,000 - 250,000 / USD 21,000 - 32,000

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. 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.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 14 mm. Consigned by the original owner, this is a truly an excellent example of a Pre-Daytona. With a strong and thick case showing little polish, a mint dial with all luminous dots having turned to a nice brown color (2 have been re-applied), a nice example for the discerning collector.