6062, possibly unworn, is up for grabs at the Christie’s New York next month. Nicknamed the”The Dark Star”, the opinion is as notable for its”Stelline” or”Star dial” since it is for its deeply oxidized 18K gold case.
Introduced in 1950 and made for approximately 10 years, Rolex’s Ref. 6062 is among only two Rolex models to feature a triple calendar, another to be the Ref. 8171 “Padellone”. Fitted with an in-house automatic motion having a full calendar and moonphase sign, Ref. 6062 differed in the Padellone by virtue of being housed within the iconic Oyster case. Incidentally, these two references stayed the sole two Amazon rolex moonphase watches created in series, until the arrival of the Cellini Ref. 50535 at 2021.
According to Christie’s, just 150 of the roughly 670 cases of Ref. 6062 made in yellow gold have appeared on the market, far fewer using the”Star Dial” and never one with a case within this condition. The dark oxidation of this case over decades that has generated this patina will probably be the result of the opinion being unworn over recent years.
What is also cool is that the situation looks unpolished, therefore the case traces are well preserved. In reality, the twisted caseback retains its original satin finish, the numbers between your lugs are crisp, and so will be the pinholes, proof of how seldom the watch was worn. Additional a crisp gold hallmark is seen into the rear of the top right lug. The problem was made in Geneva by Genex, the case section of merry Frères. The 35-mm-wide instance is equipped with the original”Super-Oyster” crown. Two variants of crown are noticed on the Ref. 6062, the”Super-Oyster”, and the Twin-Lock crown.
Gold glowing stars shine brightly from the matte silvered dial. The”Star Dial” is really a’Mark 1 Dial Type 755′ made by celebrated dial manufacturer Stern Frères. Sort 755 remains the sole dial created for Ref. Another version, dial Type 453, has star-shaped numerals also however, the luminous materials are not central to the numerals there.
The dial features the”Officially Certified Chronometer” designation on the subsidiary dial as opposed to underneath the Rolex signature, dating this opinion to 1952-1953. The moonphase disk – charmingly given eyes, a nose along with a mouth – has been made by Stern Frères using the blue enamel champlevé technique also utilized in Patek Philippe watches. The calendar disks, also produced by Stern Frères, are with inscriptions painted monochrome were produced in five languages; English, French, German, Italian or Spanish, the present instance in English.
