ROLEX. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND OUTSTANDINGLY WELL PRESERVED 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC TRIPLE CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND STAR HOUR MARKERS
06.11.2023 10:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Sold
2223000CHF CHF 2 223 000
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
|---|---|
| Event location | Switzerland, Geneva |
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.

ID 1058646
Lot 2051 | ROLEX. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND OUTSTANDINGLY WELL PRESERVED 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC TRIPLE CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND STAR HOUR MARKERS
Estimate value
CHF 1 000 000 – 2 000 000
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, 'STELLINE' MODEL, REF. 6062, CASE NO. 788’629, CIRCA 1952
Movement: Automatic
Dial: Silvered grené ‘stelline’
Case: 35 mm. diam.
With: Pink gilt Rolex buckle
Provenance
The original owner’s family, bought privately from the estate by Gordon Bethune, former CEO of Continental Airlines and formidable watch collector.
Sold: Christie’s New York, The Gordon Bethune Collection of Fifty Exceptional Vintage Wristwatches, 14 December 2012, lot 154 - Sold to Benefit The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.
2012 – 2019 - An Important Private Collection.
Sold: Phillips Geneva, 9-10 November 2019, lot 249.
2019 – The present owner, an important private collector.
Further details
SHOULD YOU WISH TO BID ON THIS LOT, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A HIGH VALUE PADDLE
| Manufactur: | Rolex |
|---|---|
| Applied technique: | Moonphase, Сalendar, Self-winding |
| Medium: | Gold |
| Art style: | Pre War, Vintage |
| Auction house category: | Men's wristwatches |
| Manufactur: | Rolex |
|---|---|
| Applied technique: | Moonphase, Сalendar, Self-winding |
| Medium: | Gold |
| Art style: | Pre War, Vintage |
| Auction house category: | Men's wristwatches |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S Place de la Taconnerie 8 1204 Geneva Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preview |
| ||||||||||||||
| Phone | +41(0)22 319 1766 | ||||||||||||||
| Phone | +41(0)22 319 1767 | ||||||||||||||
| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase | ||||||||||||||
| Shipping |
Postal service Courier service pickup by yourself | ||||||||||||||
| Payment methods |
Wire Transfer | ||||||||||||||
| Business hours | Business hours
|







