Lot 334

Rolex "Oyster Chronograph Anti-Magnetic", Case No. 907747, Ref. 6034, Cal. Val 72, 36 mm, circa 1952
An extremely rare vintage Rolex chronograph with 30 min. and 12h counter, red telemeter scale and blue tachy scale
Case: steel, screw back ref. 6034, screwed "Twinlock" winding crown, non-screwed down round chronograph pushers, riveted flexible "Oyster" steel bracelet dated 4/62. Dial: silvered with three overlapping registers, applied gold indexes/Arabic "12", auxiliary seconds, gold dauphine hands.
This timepiece has a very sporty appeal, particularly because of the bright red telemeter scale and the gold indexes on the uniformly aged chronograph dia. Despite its age the steel case with matching bracelet is in excellent, well-looked after condition.
Reference 6034 was only the second Oyster chronograph Rolex produced in the first half of the 1950s and the first of the highly sought-after chronograph editions that start with the reference numbers 6000. The majority of the watches was made of stainless steel or 18K gold, with a small series in 14K gold; the design of the dials varied. One of the rarest dials for the steel model shows the tachymeter and telemeter scales in red and blue. References 6034 and 6234 are regarded as forerunners of the Cosmograph Daytona model - the shape of its case is strongly influenced by both of them.