Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2015
LOT 220
ROLEX REF. 6238 PRE-DAYTONA ORIGINAL BOX AND WARRANTY STEEL Rolex, Geneve. Case No.1206539, Ref. 6238. Made in 1965. 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 the original warranty and fitted box.
CHF 16,000 - 20,000
HKD 130,000 - 160,000 / USD 17,000 - 21,000
Sold: CHF 25,000
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.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-53-01 |
Very good Reprinted HANDS Original |