Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2015
LOT 367
ROLEX REF. 6238 COSMOGRAPH STEEL Rolex, Swiss, "Oyster Cosmograph", case No. 122647, Ref. 6238. Made in 1965. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round-button chronograph, register, and a stainless steel Rolex USA Jubilee bracelet.
HKD 140,000 - 200,000
USD 18,000 - 26,000 / CHF 17,000 - 24,000
Sold: HKD 175,000
Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, polished inclined bezel, Twinlock winding crown. Bicolor satine silver and black with applied faceted steel baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary black guilloché dials for the seconds, 12-hour, and 30-minute registers, outer minute/seconds divisions. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 722, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-23-03 |
Good Later HANDS Period |