Rolex. A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and bracelet

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The following two lots, 87 and 88, are fine examples of Ref. 6298, an updated version of the Explorer prototype reference 6098, it was launched in the early 1950s, its case comparable to the large size bubble back wristwatches. Early examples featured white or silvered dials, later models were fitted with the typical Explorer-type black dial with Arabic quarters.

Rolex. A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and bracelet

Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Precision, ref. 6298, case no. 915'337, circa 1952

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Rolex. A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and bracelet
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Precision, ref. 6298, case no. 915'337, circa 1952
Cal. A.296 automatic movement, silvered dial, applied dagger numerals with luminous accents, luminous hands, sweep centre seconds, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, screw back, screw down crown, Rolex Oyster bracelet, case, dial and movement signed
37 mm. diam.; overall bracelet length approx. 180 mm.

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