Live Auction 1391Important Watches, including A Gentleman's Pursuit for Excellence, Part I
Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel antimagnetic chronograph wristwatch with telemetre and tachymetre scales
Lot 105

Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel antimagnetic chronograph wristwatch with telemetre and tachymetre scales

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER CHRONOGRAPHE, ANTI-MAGNETIQUE, REF. 6234, CASE NO. 425'643, MANUFACTURED IN 1958

Closed12 November 2012

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Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel antimagnetic chronograph wristwatch with telemetre and tachymetre scales
Signed Rolex, Oyster Chronographe, Anti-Magnetique, ref. 6234, case no. 425'643, manufactured in 1958
Cal. 72A mechanical movement, 17 jewels, silvered matte dial, applied dagger numerals with luminous accents, luminous hands, Arabic five minute divisions, outer blue telemetre and black 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, case, dial and movement signed
36 mm. diam.

Specialist note

The present watch is distinguished by its very good and original overall condition. It is amongst the most attractive examples of the successful and sought after reference 6234 to appear in public in recent years. Its unrestored dial featuring a highly charismatic cream tone combined with an impressively well preserved case render it a fantastic collector's watch.

Different versions of reference 6234 in regard to case material and dial layout are described and illustrated in I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 254 - 276.