Rolex - The Geneva Watch Auction: XV Geneva Saturday, May 7, 2022 | Phillips
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    • 製造商: Rolex
      年份: Circa 1968
      型號: 6239
      錶殼號碼: 1'938'064
      型號名稱: "Crazy Doc"
      材料: 18K yellow gold
      機芯: Manual, cal. 722-1, 17 jewels
      錶帶/ 錶鏈: 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet, end links stamped 71, max length 200mm
      錶扣: 18K yellow gold Rolex deployant clasp stamped 3.69
      尺寸: 37mm Diameter
      簽名: Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
      來源: Christie's New York, Important Pocket Watches & Wristwatches Featuring Property from the Collection of Eric Clapton, New York, 2003, lot 175.
      Antiquorum, Geneva, 14th October 2007, lot 499.

      文學: The present watch is prominently illustrated in Ultimate Rolex Daytona by Pucci Papaleo Editore, page 208 - 209.

    • 來源

      Christie's New York, Important Pocket Watches & Wristwatches Featuring Property from the Collection of Eric Clapton, New York, 2003, lot 175.
      Antiquorum, Geneva, 14th October 2007, lot 499.

    • 文學

      The present watch is prominently illustrated in Ultimate Rolex Daytona by Pucci Papaleo Editore, page 208 - 209.

    • Catalogue Essay

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      There are some watches, so elusive and so mythical, that stun even the most seasoned and weary of collectors. Today, the term "important" is used often and sometimes loosely, bordering on hyperbole. Yet, there are instances in which a watch arrives and is so sublime, it is almost impossible to qualify and quantify its beauty. To hold the watch, and to view it with one's very own eyes is to truly understand its exquisite nature. This example is indisputably such a watch.

      Most probably unique and called "Crazy Doc" in Ultimate Rolex Daytona by Pucci Papaleo Editore, the present watch is the only known yellow gold reference 6239 with pulsations dial. Having originally been sold in Italy in the 1990s to Eric Clapton himself, the present watch was later offered at the Important Pocket Watches & Wristwatches Featuring Property from the Collection of Eric Clapton sale in New York, 2003.

      Watches with a pulsations dial were used for specialists in the medical field, as the pulsometer scale is meant to measure heart beats per minute and can be found on some of Rolex’s earliest chronographs, dating from the 1930s and can even be found on rare examples of the reference 6238 “Pre-Daytona.” To utilize the pulsometer scale, a doctor would start the chronograph function, and stop it based on the number of heart beats counted as indicated on the scale, in this particular example 15 (hence, base 15 pulsations). The stopped chronograph hand would indicate the exact number of heart beats per minute on the pulsometer scale, without taking the entire minute.

      The most dazzling aspect of the present watch, is of course, the dial. Barely displaying any signs of aging, the pulsations scale is crisp, visible and vivid. Most notably, the "T Swiss T" text have been shifted up to allow space for the pulsations scale, showing how the present dial was a specially-designed configuration. The graphics of the subsidiary registers are white, which is a clear aesthetic departure from other yellow gold examples of the period. The luminous dots are furthermore even and consistent, having aged to a warm yellow tone.

      The case is also preserved in excellent condition, with sharp finishes to the top of the lugs and gold marks beneath the lugs. Furthermore, a light layer of oxidation has developed throughout the case, giving it warmth and character.

      The complexities, nuances and many idiosyncrasies of the Cosmograph Daytona render it one of the most complex, interesting and inspiring models to collect and research. As a result, few watches can elicit emotion and unadulterated joy like this model can. It is not everyday that a timepiece like this appears on the market, and there is no telling when another will ever surface again.

      Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945), is an English musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”and fourth in Gibson’s “Top 50 Guitarists of All Time”. He was also named number five in Time magazine’s list of “The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players” in 2009. He is furthermore an avid motorcar, watch and art collector, known for his exquisite and market-making taste.

    • 藝術家簡介

      Rolex

      Swiss • 1905

      Founded 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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型號 6239
勞力士,可能獨一無二、重要及非常精細,黃金計時鏈帶腕錶,備設速圈刻度—原為Eric Clapton CBE爵士珍藏

Circa 1968
37mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed

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The Geneva Watch Auction: XV

日内瓦拍賣 2022年5月7-8日