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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 251

Ref. 6238, So-Called ?Pre-Daytona? Rolex, ?Oyster, Chronograph?, case No. 1000391, Ref. 6238. Made in 1964. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman?s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Jubilee bracelet.

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 16,000 - 20,000 / USD 20,000 - 25,000

Sold: CHF 33,040

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, polished inclined bezel. D. Silver with applied steel bâton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12- hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer scale. Luminous steel bâton hands. M. Cal. 13???, 72B, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness: 13 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 6238 is known by collectors as the ?Pre-Daytona? and was first published in the Rolex catalogue in 1964. This reference was available in stainless steel, 14K and 18K gold, until it was removed from the Rolex catalogue in 1968.