Live Auction 2326Important Watches Featuring The Leo Collection: 31 Sophisticated Wristwatches Curated by Frank Schilling
ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC BUBBLE BACK WRISTWATCH WITH CENTER SECONDS, HONEYCOMB DIAL AND STAR NUMERALS
Lot 103

ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC BUBBLE BACK WRISTWATCH WITH CENTER SECONDS, HONEYCOMB DIAL AND STAR NUMERALS

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, RETAILED BY SERPICO Y LAINO, CASE NO. 740036, REF. 6098, CIRCA 1950

Closed16 June 2010

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ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC BUBBLE BACK WRISTWATCH WITH CENTER SECONDS, HONEYCOMB DIAL AND STAR NUMERALS
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, RETAILED BY SERPICO Y LAINO, CASE NO. 740036, REF. 6098, CIRCA 1950
Nickel-finished lever movement, mono-metallic balance, honeycomb dial, applied star and dagger numerals, center seconds, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, raised bezel, Super Oyster crown, screw down back, case, dial and movement signed, 18k pink gold Serpico Y Laino rice link bracelet and deployant clasp
36mm diam

Specialist note

The present watch is an appealing version of reference 6098 cased in 18k pink gold as opposed to the more common stainless steel. More importantly it is fitted with the charming honeycomb dial and highlighted with the sought after star-shaped numerals, more commonly associated with the celebrated reference 6062.

The rarity of the present watch is further enhanced by the retailer Serpico y Laino, Rolex's retailer in Caracas, Venezuela, signed on the dial and stamped on the attractive rice grain pink gold bracelet.
Reference 6098 is illustrated in Rolex Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches, by O. Patrizzi, vol. II, p. 268.