ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DEAD BEAT JUMP SECONDS AND BRACELET
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ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DEAD BEAT JUMP SECONDS AND BRACELET

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, TRU-BEAT, REF. 6556, CASE NO. 138’670, CIRCA 1955

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ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DEAD BEAT JUMP SECONDS AND BRACELET
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, TRU-BEAT, REF. 6556, CASE NO. 138’670, CIRCA 1955
Movement: Automatic, Caliber 1040 “Tru-Beat”, 26 jewels
Dial: Brushed silvered, applied baton numerals, dead beat sweep centre seconds
Case: Stainless steel tonneau-shaped Brevet case, screw back, inside case back stamped 6556, screw down crown, 34 mm diam.
Bracelet/clasp: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster riveted bracelet stamped 7205 and deployant clasp stamped 1 58, overall length approximately 200 mm or 7.8 inches
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Lot Essay

The Tru-Beat ref. 6556 was introduced into the market in 1954, fitted with calibre 1040, a modified and more sophisticated version of the well-known calibre 1030. Aesthetically similar to a normal Oyster Perpetual, the major difference of the model was the dead beat sweep seconds hand: instead of continuously sweeping on the dial, the second hand stops at each seconds mark before jumping to the next one, performing exactly like the hands of an analogue quartz watch.

Dead beat watches were already made in the early days of watchmaking and have always been considered as the symbol for a very finely engineered watch. At the time of its introduction however, this particularity did not enjoy much success and consequently the production of the Tru-Beat was discontinued after five years.

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