Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 11, 2014
LOT 273
ROLEX REF 6238 STEEL BLACK DIAL Rolex, " Chronograph", case No. 1077738, Ref. 6238. Made in 1964. Very fine and very rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer.
CHF 65,000 - 85,000
HKD 575,000 - 752,000 / USD 74,000 - 97,000
Sold: CHF 75,000
Three-body, polished and brushed, curved lugs, inclined bezel, screwed-down case back and crown. Black with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer seconds/minutes divisions. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 72 B , rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to three positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-9 |
Very good Scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |