101st Auction
2019/11/16
Lot 293
Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date Superlative Chronometer officially certified", Movement No. N843156, Case No. 402962, Ref. 6611B, Cal. 1055, 36 mm, circa 1959
An early, very attractive vintage automatic wristwatch with day and date indicator in German writing
Case: 18k gold, screw back ref. 6611, reeded bezel, screwed "Twinlock" winding crown, 18k gold Rolex buckle. Dial: gilt.
This is a very rare example of reference 6611B, which was usually produced in 18K yellow gold. Only a few pieces exist that were made in red gold or platinum. Rolex officially launched the first Day-Date model reference 6511 in 1956. As is well known, it was the first water resistant watch to display the date at 3 o’clock as well as the day of the week in full at 12 o’clock. However, since this model had some technical flaws, reference 6511 was replaced by Day-Date reference 6611 after only a year.
An early, very attractive vintage automatic wristwatch with day and date indicator in German writing
Case: 18k gold, screw back ref. 6611, reeded bezel, screwed "Twinlock" winding crown, 18k gold Rolex buckle. Dial: gilt.
This is a very rare example of reference 6611B, which was usually produced in 18K yellow gold. Only a few pieces exist that were made in red gold or platinum. Rolex officially launched the first Day-Date model reference 6511 in 1956. As is well known, it was the first water resistant watch to display the date at 3 o’clock as well as the day of the week in full at 12 o’clock. However, since this model had some technical flaws, reference 6511 was replaced by Day-Date reference 6611 after only a year.
estimated
8.500—12.000 €
Price realized
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