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Rolex. A rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and red telemetre and blue tachymetre scales
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Rolex. A rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and red telemetre and blue tachymetre scales

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER CHRONOGRAPH, ANTIMAGNETIQUE, REF. 6234, CASE NO. 269'196, MANUFACTURED IN 1957

Closed11 May 2009

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Rolex. A rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and red telemetre and blue tachymetre scales
Signed Rolex, Oyster Chronograph, Antimagnetique, ref. 6234, case no. 269'196, manufactured in 1957
Cal. 72A nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, silvered dial, applied dagger numerals with luminous accents, luminous hands, outer five minute divisions, red telemetre and blue tachymetre scales, three engine-turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, screw back, screw down crown, two round chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, case, dial and movement signed
36 mm. diam.

Specialist note

The present watch stands out by its multi-coloured technical scales. In fact, reference 6234 is better known to feature only one scale in colour whereas this example here combines two coloured indications, lending it a fascinating appeal and increasing its rarity considerably.
Different examples of reference 6234 in regard to case material and dial layout are illustrated in I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 254-276. The present watch is illustrated on p. 267.