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GENTLEMAN’S WRISTWATCH ROLEX OYSTER
CHRONOGRAPHE, REF. 6034, CIRCA 1953

Tonneau-shaped two body 18K gold case,
water-resistant, n. 944115, concave lugs,
pump push button for the chronograph,
screwed crown and case back, inside stamped
with Rolex trademark and punches.
Original black leather strap and Rolex gold buckle.

Matte silvered dial, signed “Rolex Oyster
Chronographe” with applied Rolex crown, straight
“Anti-Magnetique” writing, diamond-shaped
indexes side by side with tritium dots,
minute/seconds division at 1/5th seconds
and 5-minute Arabic markers, sunk subsidiary
dials for the seconds, the 30-min and 12-hour
registers, outer tachymeter scale.
Skeletonized alpha hands.

Manual winding movement signed
“Rolex Geneve”, base Valjoux, cal. 72,
rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever
escapement, monometallic balance with screws,
self-compensating Breguet hairspring,
Monobloc shock-absorber, hairspring guard.

Accompanied by Rolex box.
Diameter Ø: 36 mm

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