5,175 CHF
Rolex Oyster Perpetual, "Turn-O-Graph", Officially Certified Chronometer, Ref. 6202, circa 1953.Fine center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, tonneau shaped, stainless steel and yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch, with gold bezel. Accompanied by a stainless steel and yellow gold Oyster bracelet. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed case back and crown, yellow gold graduated revolving bezel with the arrow showing the zero point and gold winding-crown, steel case. "guilloché" matte silver with yellow gold faceted bâton indexes. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. Notes Ref. 6202.The "Turn-o-Graph" wristwatch is the first watch to be called "professional". It has a characteristic revolving graduated bezel bearing a triangle representing position zero. This watch measures timings as a chronograph, while offering two further advantages: better resistance to wear and tear and high impermeability, for it has no chronograph pushers. Only a few thousand examples of this watch were produced. Similar watches are published in "Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches", by OSVALDO PATRIZZI,Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 1998, pp. 228, 229, and 286.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-10-15
