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Rolex. A rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds
Lot 133

Rolex. A rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL PRECISION, REF. 6298, CASE NO. 930'159, CIRCA 1953

Closed10 November 2014

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Rolex. A rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Precision, ref. 6298, case no. 930'159, circa 1953
Automatic movement, white dial, applied dagger and Arabic numerals, luminous accents, luminous hands, sweep centre seconds, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, screw back, screw down "Brevet" crown, stainless steel Rolex buckle, case, dial and movement signed
34.5 mm. diam.

Specialist note

Reference 6298, an updated version of the Explorer prototype reference 6098, was launched in the early 1950s, its case comparable to the large size bubble back wristwatches. Early examples featured a white dial and gilt numerals and hands, later models were fitted with the typical Explorer-type black dial with Arabic quarters.