46,020 CHF
Ref. 6240 Stainless Steel “Cosmograph” Rolex, “Oyster, Cosmograph", Ref. 6240. Case No. 1439082. Made in 1966. Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, anti-reflective black bezel with tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, push buttons and crown, tachometer graduation on the anti-reflective bezel to 200 units per hour. Bi-colored silver and black with applied bâton steel indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel "bâton" hands. Cal. 722, rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13.5 mm. Notes Reference 6240, the first chronograph with screw-down pushers, was produced from 1965 to 1969 in stainless steel only and can be considered the forerunner to the 6262, 6263 and 6265 series of watches. This watch is illustrated in “Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 447.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-05-14
