Important Collector's, Watches, Wrist...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 15, 2000

LOT 150

Rolex Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer, Ref. 6062, 1950's.Very fine and rare tonneau shaped, water-resistant, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and moon phases. Accompanied by a leather strap and yellow gold plated Rolex buckle.

CHF 60,000 - 70,000

USD 34,000 - 39,000

C. two-body, solid, polished, screwed case back. D. matte silver with applied gold star and radium-coated triangular indexes, auxiliary seconds dial, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Dauphine" radium-coated yellow gold hands. M. 9 3/4''' rhodium-plated, 19 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Notes

Ref. 6062Produced from 1950 to 1953 as follows: 350 examples in yellow gold, 50 examples in pink gold, and very few in stainless steel. Very few examples feature dials with star indexes.In the Rolex catalogue of 1953, this reference was called "Cosmograph". The yellow gold model remained in the Rolex catalogues until 1960.Similar watches are published in "Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches", by OSVALDO PATRIZZI, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 1998, pp. 224 to 227 and 284.