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    Rolex, Rare Modified Ref. 6556 Tru-Beat Precision, Stainless Steel, Automatic, Circa 1961 . ...

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    • Timepieces:Wristwatch, Rolex, Rare Modified Ref. 6556 Tru-Beat Precision, Stainless Steel, Automatic, Circa 1961 . ...
    • Timepieces:Wristwatch, Rolex, Rare Modified Ref. 6556 Tru-Beat Precision, Stainless Steel, Automatic, Circa 1961 . ...
    • Timepieces:Wristwatch, Rolex, Rare Modified Ref. 6556 Tru-Beat Precision, Stainless Steel, Automatic, Circa 1961 . ...
    • Timepieces:Wristwatch, Rolex, Rare Modified Ref. 6556 Tru-Beat Precision, Stainless Steel, Automatic, Circa 1961 . ...
    Timepieces:Wristwatch, Rolex, Rare Modified Ref. 6556 Tru-Beat Precision, Stainless Steel, Automatic, Circa 1961 . ... Timepieces:Wristwatch, Rolex, Rare Modified Ref. 6556 Tru-Beat Precision, Stainless Steel, Automatic, Circa 1961 . ... Timepieces:Wristwatch, Rolex, Rare Modified Ref. 6556 Tru-Beat Precision, Stainless Steel, Automatic, Circa 1961 . ... Timepieces:Wristwatch, Rolex, Rare Modified Ref. 6556 Tru-Beat Precision, Stainless Steel, Automatic, Circa 1961 . ... Timepieces:Wristwatch, Rolex, Rare Modified Ref. 6556 Tru-Beat Precision, Stainless Steel, Automatic, Circa 1961 . ... Timepieces:Wristwatch, Rolex, Rare Modified Ref. 6556 Tru-Beat Precision, Stainless Steel, Automatic, Circa 1961 . ... Timepieces:Wristwatch, Rolex, Rare Modified Ref. 6556 Tru-Beat Precision, Stainless Steel, Automatic, Circa 1961 . ... View More >
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    Rolex, Rare Modified Ref. 6556 Tru-Beat Precision, Stainless Steel, Automatic, Circa 1961
    Case: 34 mm, stainless steel, three body, with screw-down crown and bezel, stamped II.61, No. 731877
    Dial: sunburst silver, with outer minute track, and applied raised and segmented stainless baton markers; stainless sword hour/minute hands, with early Tru-Beat arrow-tipped sword sweep seconds hand
    Movement: Rolex caliber 1040 automatic, 26 jewels, Swiss lever, adjusted to five positions plus temperature, with "butterfly" rotor and rhodium finish, converted to standard sweeping center seconds, No. N919788
    Band: none
    Signed: Rolex on dial, case, crown, and movement

    Named for its quartz-like, once-per-second tick, Rolex's Tru-Beat was marketed to medical professionals, and promised to make reading a patient's pulse easier. Few were produced. This is among the rare Precision versions that do not include "Tru-Beat" on the dial, and, typically, was at some point converted to conventional sweeping seconds.

    Condition Report*: Type: Rolex, Rare Modified Ref. 6556 Tru-Beat Precision, Stainless Steel, Automatic, Circa 1961
    Signed: Rolex on dial, case, crown, and movement
    Model: Tru-Beat Precision, Ref. 6556
    Dial: sunburst silver, with outer minute track, and applied raised and segmented stainless baton markers
    Hands: stainless sword hour/minute hands, with early Tru-Beat arrow-tipped sword sweep seconds hand
    Metal: stainless steel
    Case: #731877
    Case Info: three body, with screw-down crown and bezel, stamped II.61
    Case Width: 34 mm
    Crystal: acrylic
    Watch Movement: Rolex caliber 1040 automatic, 26 jewels, Swiss lever, adjusted to five positions plus temperature, with "butterfly" rotor and rhodium finish, converted to standard sweeping center seconds, No. N919788
    Band: none
    Circa: 1961
    Condition: Very good, unblemished dial. Good case, polished, with functioning screw-down crown, undamaged case-back knurling, and signs of daily wear. Note that reference number between lugs shows second "6" to be factory-stamped over "8." Running, but service is recommended.
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    Auction Info

    Auction Dates
    June, 2019
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