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ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CENTER ANTI-MAGNETIC WRISTWATCH WITH CENTER SECONDS, HONEYCOMB DIAL, TRANSITIONAL CASE AND BRACELET
Lot 291

ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CENTER ANTI-MAGNETIC WRISTWATCH WITH CENTER SECONDS, HONEYCOMB DIAL, TRANSITIONAL CASE AND BRACELET

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, MILGAUSS, CASE NO. 412060, REF. 6541, CIRCA 1958

Closed14 December 2010

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ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CENTER ANTI-MAGNETIC WRISTWATCH WITH CENTER SECONDS, HONEYCOMB DIAL, TRANSITIONAL CASE AND BRACELET
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, MILGAUSS, CASE NO. 412060, REF. 6541, CIRCA 1958
Cal. 1066 nickel-finished lever movement, 25 jewels, anti-magnetic cap, dark brown honeycomb dial, dot and applied dagger numerals, lightning bolt center seconds hand, tonneau water-resistant-type case, wide plain bezel, screw-down crown and back, case, dial and movement signed, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and deployant clasp, stamped USA, C+L, 1-73
38mm diam.

Specialist note

Rolex designed the Milgauss model for use in areas of high electro-magnetic fields, including laboratories and power stations. The present lot, the reference 6541, is one of the rarest Milgauss watches produced. The defining characteristics of this model are typically the lightning bolt sweep center seconds hand and the rotating bezel calibrated for 60 units. The present lot, however, is a transitional model. Although it includes the lightning bolt hand, this version has an enlarged smooth bezel that is different in design from both the standard 6541 and the later reference 1019.

Other examples of this model are illustrated in Rolex Wristwatches by James M. Dowling & Jeffrey P. Hess, pp. 205 & 213.