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Lot 2707
ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET
SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'194'635, CIRCA 1965
Closed28 May 2014
Price Realised
HKD 212,500
More Information
Specialist note
US$18,000-30,000
With Rolex Garantia dated 29 April 1966 and fitted presentation box.
The present watch is accompanied by its original guarantee, a treasure for the avid Rolex collector.
This example is a fine specimen of a reference 6239. With its original and very good overall condition, correct calibre for the time, sharp milling to the case back, and intact pushers and bezel, this watch has a sporty and masculine appearance, which should delight its wearer.
Different versions of reference 6239 are described and illustrated in I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 296 - 303, and in 100 Superlative Rolex Watches by John Goldberger, pp. 238 and 242 - 245.
With Rolex Garantia dated 29 April 1966 and fitted presentation box.
The present watch is accompanied by its original guarantee, a treasure for the avid Rolex collector.
This example is a fine specimen of a reference 6239. With its original and very good overall condition, correct calibre for the time, sharp milling to the case back, and intact pushers and bezel, this watch has a sporty and masculine appearance, which should delight its wearer.
Different versions of reference 6239 are described and illustrated in I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 296 - 303, and in 100 Superlative Rolex Watches by John Goldberger, pp. 238 and 242 - 245.