SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER CHRONOGRAPH, ANTI-MAGNETIC, REF. 6236, CASE NO. 384'187, MANUFACTURED IN 1958

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Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel triple calendar chronograph wristwatch
Signed Rolex, Oyster Chronograph, Anti-magnetic, ref. 6236, case no. 384'187, manufactured in 1958
Cal. 72C mechanical movement, 17 jewels, silvered dial, recessed faceted baton numerals with luminous accents, luminous hands, outer date ring with blue Arabic numerals, central arrow date hand, two windows for day and month, three subsidiary engine-turned dials for constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, screw back and screw down crown, two round chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel Rolex buckle, case, dial and movement signed
36 mm. diam.

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Lot Essay

Reference 6236 was the final version of the celebrated Datocompax model. In production between 1958 and 1962, it is easily identifiable by the larger bezel compared to its predecessors. In fact, the case of reference 6236 is now made of three elements, the bezel no longer carved from the same block as the centrepiece of the case.

Various examples of reference 6236 are described and illustrated in I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 402 - 409.

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