Fine Watches
Fine Watches
Milgauss, reference 116400 Montre bracelet en acier | Stainless steel wristwatch with bracelet Vers 2008 | Circa 2008
Lot Closed
March 28, 01:40 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Rolex
Milgauss, reference 116400
Montre bracelet en acier |
Stainless steel wristwatch with bracelet
Vers 2008 |
Circa 2008
Cadran: noir
Calibre: cal. 3131 automatique, 31 rubis
Boîtier: acier, fond vissé
Numéro de boîtier: M679377
Fermoir: bracelet Rolex Oyster en acier et boucle déployante
Dimensions: 40 mm, circonférence totale approx. 185 mm
Signé: boîtier, cadran et mouvement
Ecrin: oui
Papiers: oui
Accessoires: garantie internationale, manuel d'utilisation et écrin avec surboîte Rolex
Dial: black
Calibre: cal. 3131 automatic, 31 jewels
Case: stainless steel, screw-down back
Case number: M679377
Closure: stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and folding clasp
Size: 40 mm, overall circumference approx. 185 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Rolex international guarantee, instruction manual and presentation case with outer packaging
Poids brut 159.40 g |
Gross weight 159.40 g
The first Milgauss reference 6541 was launched in 1956 and designed to be used by scientists and those working in areas where exposure to high magnetic fields was unavoidable. The watch was guaranteed to resist magnetic fields up to 1'000 gauss (gauss being a measurement for magnetic induction), which is also the explanation for its name. Magnetic fields can affect a watch's accuracy at just 60 gauss and at 100 gauss a regular watch will normally no longer work. The Milgauss overcame the effects of magnetic fields by using anti-magnetic alloys and an iron movement cover to create a Faraday cage (a nonporous enclosure used to block electrostatic and electromagnetic influences).
In 1960, shortly after the initial reference 6541 was released, the Milgauss received its only major update during the 20th century with the introduction of the reference 1019. The new model was equipped with a smooth bezel, new hands and new indexes. Not as successful as other models, Rolex stopped the production in 1988 and only re-launched the Milgauss in 2007 with the present reference 116400. With the new Milgauss, Rolex brought back the attractive lighting seconds hand though this time in a bright orange. It also included some orange color elements on the dial, such as the model name or depending on the dial the numbers on the outer track and the luminous indexes at 3, 6, and 9 o'clock.