Rolex. A Rare Stainless Steel Wristwatch with Honey Comb Dial and Bracelet
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Rolex. A Rare Stainless Steel Wristwatch with Honey Comb Dial and Bracelet

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER, REF. 6244, CASE NO. 923'194, CIRCA 1963

Closed11 June 2013

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USD 8,125

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Rolex. A Rare Stainless Steel Wristwatch with Honey Comb Dial and Bracelet
Signed Rolex, Oyster, Ref. 6244, Case No. 923'194, Circa 1963
Mechanical movement, 15 jewels, white honey comb dial, applied baton and coronet hour markers, center seconds, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, screw down crown, screw back, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and deployant clasp, case, dial, and movement signed
32mm diam.

Specialist note

With a green Rolex presentation box.

The present watch features an unusual honey comb dial with applied baton and Rolex coronet logos as hour markers, a rare detail for this reference. A more standard example with arrowhead shaped markers is illustrated in Dowling & Hess,The Best of Time: Rolex Wristwatches, p. 198