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Rolex
Ref. 6350 inside caseback stamped IV.53
Explorer
十分罕有精美，精鋼鏈帶腕錶，備中心秒針及蜂巢紋「Explorer」錶盤。
- 估價
- CHF40,000 - 70,000€36,300 - 63,500$43,600 - 76,200
CHF88,200
拍品詳情
- 製造商
- Rolex
- 年份
- Circa 1953
- 型號
- 6350 inside caseback stamped IV.53
- 機芯編號
- 53'622
- 錶殼號碼
- 955'327
- 型號名稱
- Explorer
- 材料
- Stainless steel
- 機芯
- Automatic, cal. A296, 18 jewels
- 錶帶/ 錶鏈
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, max length 180mm
- 錶扣
- Stainless steel Rolex deployant clasp
- 尺寸
- 36mm Diameter
- 簽名
- Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
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圖錄文章
Although Rolex first experimented with "3-6-9" dials before 1953, it was not until the arrival of reference 6350 that the manufacture officially used this dial configuration in their line of production.
The key objective in creating the Explorer was dial legibility. Luminous material was thus applied to the dial, with the iconic "3-6-9" numerals clearly recognizable even from far away. Unlike reference 6150, which bore Precision, reference 6350 was marked "Officially Certified Chronometer’" confirming the movement had been subject to stricter timing tests.
This example fitted with an attractive black honeycomb dial with '3-6-9' Arabic numerals, is really quite stunning. The ‘Swiss’ dial is correct, and all the luminous material is original to the watch. The Explorer dial also features a chapter ring, which we see on early tool watches. The numerals have aged to a warm orange tone, matching both the hands and lollipop seconds hand. The present example is part of the earlier models featuring pencil hands whereas later models features Mercedes hands.
Furthermore, the case is preserved in excellent condition with crisp edges and facets.
The key objective in creating the Explorer was dial legibility. Luminous material was thus applied to the dial, with the iconic "3-6-9" numerals clearly recognizable even from far away. Unlike reference 6150, which bore Precision, reference 6350 was marked "Officially Certified Chronometer’" confirming the movement had been subject to stricter timing tests.
This example fitted with an attractive black honeycomb dial with '3-6-9' Arabic numerals, is really quite stunning. The ‘Swiss’ dial is correct, and all the luminous material is original to the watch. The Explorer dial also features a chapter ring, which we see on early tool watches. The numerals have aged to a warm orange tone, matching both the hands and lollipop seconds hand. The present example is part of the earlier models featuring pencil hands whereas later models features Mercedes hands.
Furthermore, the case is preserved in excellent condition with crisp edges and facets.
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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