400,000 HKD
ROLEX REF. 6238 PRE-DAYTONA RETAILED BY CARTIER Rolex Chronograph, case No. 1077746, Ref. 6238/6241. Retailed by Cartier. Made circa 1964. Fine and very rare, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, telemeter, tachometer and a stainless steel Jubilee bracelet. Accompanied by the original guarantee (now void) stamped by Cartier. C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown D. Satiné silver with applied steel dart indexes, guilloché sunk subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds track, tachometer and telemeter graduation. Luminous steel alpha hands M. Cal. 72, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, three adjustments, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dial signed by the retailer, lugs stamped with Cartier inventory number 2117. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-06-22