1051
Rolex
Ref. 6150
A rare stainless steel wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, black lacquer 'explorer' dial, bracelet, original guarantee and fitted presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$60,000 - 80,000€7,000 - 9,400$7,500 - 10,000
HK$187,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1953
- Reference No
- 6150
- Movement No
- 06'598
- Case No
- 930'952
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, 17 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless stee<em>l Rolex Oyster</em> bracelet, 195 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex</em> folding deployant clasp stamped 4.52
- Dimensions
- 35.5 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Rolex </em>blank guarantee, product literature, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Rolex first started experimenting with 'explorer' dials in 1953, coincidentally coinciding with Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's conquering of Mount Everest. While reference 6350 was the first model to officially bear 'Explorer' on the dial, Rolex also printed '3-6-9' dials on large bubble backs such as reference 6150, which were marked 'Precision'.
The present watch was manufactured the very year that the Explorer watch was introduced. Still featuring a beautiful glossy lacquer dial with gilt graphics and chapter ring, the dial has also developed a thin layer of patina, really giving the watch a lot of character. The present watch still retains its original bracelet, stamped for the fourth quarter of 1952.
The present watch was manufactured the very year that the Explorer watch was introduced. Still featuring a beautiful glossy lacquer dial with gilt graphics and chapter ring, the dial has also developed a thin layer of patina, really giving the watch a lot of character. The present watch still retains its original bracelet, stamped for the fourth quarter of 1952.
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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