Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Feb 22, 2014
LOT 226
ROLEX REF. 6239 COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA STEEL Rolex Cosmograph, Daytona, case No. 1781577, Ref. 6239. Made circa 1967. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, steel bezel graduated to 200 UPH and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a box and service papers.
HKD 140,000 - 180,000
USD 18,000 - 23,000 / CHF 16,000 - 21,000
Sold: HKD 175,000
Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, tachometer on the bezel graduated to 200 units per hour, case back engraved with a dedication. Bicolor black and silver with applied faceted steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary silver guilloche dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 722, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-17-01 |
Good Slightly spotted HANDS Original |