Auction 515
Watches
By VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG
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Wednesday, May 15, 15:00
Hitzelerstr. 2, 50968 Köln, Germany
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Auction: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
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LOT 235:
Rolex: Explorer
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Start price:
€
4,000
Estimated price :
€5,000 - €8,000
Buyer's Premium: 35%
VAT: 19%
On commission only
Users from foreign countries may be exempted from tax payments, according to the relevant tax regulations
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Rolex: Explorer
ROLEX
Explorer.
Type of watch: Wristwatch.
Origin: Switzerland, Geneva.
Date: ca. 1950.
Clockwork: Automatic, cal. 775.
Case/Wristband: Steel, leather strap with pin claps, dial silver, hands goldtone, second hand blued, indices goldtone, luminous material.
Total Weight: ca. 53 g.
Measurement: ø 36 mm, length 19 cm.
Case-No: 67376.
Reference-No: 6352 and 6350.
Movement-No.: 16644.
Description: 3-hand-wristwatch. Enclosed Rolex delivery note. New leather strap.
Box: No
Papers: No
Accessoires: No
The origin of the Explorer lies in the bubbleback watches because the "bubbleback" Rolex
was extremely robust and solid. Although this version of the Ref. 6350 does not yet bear
the name Explorer on the dial, it is unofficially regarded by most vintage collectors as
the first real Explorer.
Estimated shipping costs for this lot:
Germany: 84,03 Euro plus 15,97 Euro VAT
EU: Arrangement after the auction.
Worldwide: Arrangement after the auction.
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Explanations to the Catalogue
Grading system for wrist and pocket watches
Rolex
Wrist & Pocket Watches
