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116✱
Rolex
Ref. 6239
"Crazy Doc"
A possibly unique, important and very well-preserved yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with pulsations scale and bracelet, formerly the property of Eric Clapton CBE
- Estimate
- On Request
CHF1,724,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1968
- Reference No
- 6239
- Case No
- 1'938'064
- Model Name
- "Crazy Doc"
- Material
- 18K yellow gold
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. 722-1, 17 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet, end links stamped 71, max length 200mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K yellow gold Rolex deployant clasp stamped 3.69
- Dimensions
- 37mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
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Further Details
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Provenance
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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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