Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2014
LOT 594
ROLEX REF 6239 COSMOGRAPH STEEL Rolex, "Cosmograph," case No. 1079807, Ref. 6239. Made circa 1964. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.
CHF 17,000 - 25,000
HKD 140,000 - 205,000 / USD 18,000 - 26,000
Sold: CHF 22,500
Three-body, polished and brushed, tachometer graduation on the steel bezel to 300 units per hour, screwed-down case back and winding crown. Bicolor silver and black with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 72B, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |