Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2014
LOT 686
ROLEX REF. 6238 PRE-DAYTONA SILVER SUNBURST DIAL STEEL Rolex, « Chronograph », case No. 1205847, Ref. 6238. Made circa 1958. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer with a stainless steel Rolex buckle.
CHF 17,000 - 25,000
HKD 140,000 - 205,000 / USD 18,000 - 26,000
Sold: CHF 21,250
Three-body, polished and brushed, curved lugs, inclined bezel, screwed-down case back and 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. 72B, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to three positions, shock absorber, self-compensating overcoil balance spring, Microstella regulating screws.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-40 |
Good Slightly repolished |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |