Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Dec 11, 2014
LOT 233
ROLEX REF. 6238 PRE-DAYTONA STEEL Rolex, Geneve. Case No.1076806, Ref. 6238. Made in 1964. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, manual winding, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer with a stainless steel Rolex bracelet. Accompanied by a original fitted box, instruction paper, original strap and stainless steel Rolex buckle.
USD 18,000 - 24,000
HKD 140,000 - 185,000 / CHF 17,500 - 23,000
Sold: USD 22,500
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. 72B, 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: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-17-01 |
Good Slightly spotted HANDS Original |