Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 12, 2013
LOT 158
ROLEX REF 6239 FIRST SERIES COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA STEEL Rolex, ?Cosmograph?, case No.1079800, Ref. 6239. Made in 1964. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer
CHF 16,000 - 20,000
HKD 100,000 - 165,000 / USD 13,000 - 21,000
Sold: CHF 21,250
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour, screwed-down case back and winding crown. D. Bicolor silver and black with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minutes/seconds divisions, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 72B, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 37 mm. THICKNESS 14 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-7-8 |
Good Oxidized Slightly scratched |