Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 14, 2017
LOT 144
ROLEX REF. 6238 PRE-DAYTONA, RETAILED BY TIFFANY, STEEL Rolex, Geneve. Retailed by Tiffany & Co., case No.1226327, Ref. 6238. Made in 1965. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, manual winding, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer.
CHF 35,000 - 45,000
HKD 280,000 - 360,000 / USD 35,000 - 45,000
Sold: CHF 56,250
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: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-8-01 |
Good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |