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Lot 250
A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC 'OYSTER PERPETUAL TRU-BEAT' WRISTWATCH, BY ROLEX, REF. 6556
Closed14 October 2015
Price Realised
GBP 6,250
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A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC 'OYSTER PERPETUAL TRU-BEAT' WRISTWATCH, BY ROLEX, REF. 6556
The brushed silvered dial with applied baton markers with luminous accents, 'dead beat' sweep centre seconds, the tonneau shaped case with screw back, screw down crown, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp, circa 1957, case 34mm, card box and packaging
Dial signed Rolex Oyster Tru-Beat, movement signed Rolex, cal. 1040, case no. 139167, ref. no 6556
The brushed silvered dial with applied baton markers with luminous accents, 'dead beat' sweep centre seconds, the tonneau shaped case with screw back, screw down crown, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp, circa 1957, case 34mm, card box and packaging
Dial signed Rolex Oyster Tru-Beat, movement signed Rolex, cal. 1040, case no. 139167, ref. no 6556
A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC 'OYSTER PERPETUAL TRU-BEAT' WRISTWATCH, BY ROLEX, REF. 6556
The brushed silvered dial with applied baton markers with luminous accents, 'dead beat' sweep centre seconds, the tonneau shaped case with screw back, screw down crown, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp, circa 1957, case 34mm, card box and packaging
Dial signed Rolex Oyster Tru-Beat, movement signed Rolex, cal. 1040, case no. 139167, ref. no 6556
The brushed silvered dial with applied baton markers with luminous accents, 'dead beat' sweep centre seconds, the tonneau shaped case with screw back, screw down crown, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp, circa 1957, case 34mm, card box and packaging
Dial signed Rolex Oyster Tru-Beat, movement signed Rolex, cal. 1040, case no. 139167, ref. no 6556
The Tru-Beat ref. 6556 was introduced into the market in 1954, fitted with calibre 1040, a modified and more sophisticated version of the well-known calibre 1030. Aesthetically similar to a normal Oyster Perpetual, the major difference of the model was the dead beat sweep seconds hand: instead of continuously sweeping on the dial, the second hand stops at each seconds mark before jumping to the next one, performing exactly like the hands of an analogue quartz watch.
Dead beat watches were already made in the early days of watchmaking and have always been considered as the symbol for a very finely engineered watch. At the time of its introduction however, this particularity did not enjoy much success and consequently the production of the Tru-Beat was discontinued after five years.
A Tru-Beat in stainless steel is illustrated in The Best of Time - Rolex Wristwatches by James M. Dowling & Jeffrey P. Hess, p. 202.
Dead beat watches were already made in the early days of watchmaking and have always been considered as the symbol for a very finely engineered watch. At the time of its introduction however, this particularity did not enjoy much success and consequently the production of the Tru-Beat was discontinued after five years.
A Tru-Beat in stainless steel is illustrated in The Best of Time - Rolex Wristwatches by James M. Dowling & Jeffrey P. Hess, p. 202.