Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel self-winding waterproof wristwatch with sweep center seconds and bracelet

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, MILGAUSS, REF. 6541, CIRCA 1958

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Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel self-winding waterproof wristwatch with sweep center seconds and bracelet
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Milgauss, Ref. 6541, circa 1958
With nickel-finished lever movement, 25 jewels, metal dust cap, the brown textured dial with dot and applied dagger numerals, silvered dauphine hands, stylized lightning bolt sweep center seconds hand, the tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case with screw back and screw down crown, enlarged smooth bezel, together with a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and clasp, case, dial and movement signed
37 mm. diam.

拍品專文

The Milgauss model was designed for use in areas of high electro-magnetic fields, including laboratories and power stations. The present lot, reference 6541, is of the rarest Milgauss watches that were produced. The defining characteristics of this model are typically the lightning bolt sweep center seconds hand and the rotating bezel calibrated for 60 units. The present lot, however, is a transitional model: although it includes the lightning bolt hand, this version has an enlarged smooth bezel that is different in design from both the standard 6541 and the later reference 1019.

Other examples of this model are illustrated in Rolex Wristwatches by James M. Dowling & Jeffrey P. Hess, pp. 205 & 213.

For an example of the Milgauss model, reference 1019, which eventually replaced reference 6541, see lot 73 in this sale.