ROLEX. A HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT EXPEDITION-WORN STAINLESS STEEL WRISTWATCH PRESENTED TO COLONEL BAIRD BY THE SWISS FOUNDATION FOR ALPINE RESEARCH (S.F.A.R.) IN 1953
10.06.2024 14:00UTC -05:00
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| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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| Event location | USA, New York |
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ID 1230863
Lot 61 | ROLEX. A HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT EXPEDITION-WORN STAINLESS STEEL WRISTWATCH PRESENTED TO COLONEL BAIRD BY THE SWISS FOUNDATION FOR ALPINE RESEARCH (S.F.A.R.) IN 1953
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 40 000
SIGNED ROLEX, ‘PROTOTYPE PRE-EXPLORER’ MODEL, REF. 6098, CASE NO. 916'487, CIRCA 1952
Movement: Automatic
Dial: Matte silvered with luminous accents, luminous hands
Case: 36 mm. diam., caseback engraved 'To Col. P.D. Baird from the S.F.A.R. Zurich, 1953', inside caseback stamped 'IV, 52'
Remark: The property of the family of Colonel P.D. Baird and worn during the Swiss-Canadian Baffin Island Arctic Expedition
| Manufactur: | Rolex |
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| Applied technique: | Manual-winding, Self-winding, Metalwork |
| Medium: | Steel |
| Art style: | Pre War, Vintage |
| Place of origin: | Europe |
| Auction house category: | Wrist watches |
| Manufactur: | Rolex |
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| Applied technique: | Manual-winding, Self-winding, Metalwork |
| Medium: | Steel |
| Art style: | Pre War, Vintage |
| Place of origin: | Europe |
| Auction house category: | Wrist watches |
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