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Rolex 'Doctor's Chronograph' Pocket Watch, Ref. 6372

Partially verified

This Rolex 'Doctor's Chronograph' is an 18K yellow gold pocket watch manufactured circa 1930. The timepiece features a three-body 'bassine' case measuring 43 mm in diameter. The dial is finished in a two-tone silver, characterized by black painted baton indexes with Arabic numerals at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions. Peripheral tracks include minute and fifths-of-a-second divisions, Arabic five-minute or second markers, and an outermost blue pulsometer scale calibrated for 30 pulsations. Subsidiary dials provide constant seconds and a 30-minute register. The watch is powered by a 16''' rhodium-plated movement with 17 jewels, featuring a straight-line lever escapement, a monometallic balance, a self-compensating Breguet balance spring, and an index regulator. The dial, movement, and case are signed. It is equipped with blued steel baton hands.

The 43 mm 'Doctor's Chronograph' pocket watch featuring an 18K yellow gold 'bassine' case and two-tone silver dial with a pulsometer scale.
The 43 mm 'Doctor's Chronograph' pocket watch featuring an 18K yellow gold 'bassine' case and two-tone silver dial with a pulsometer scale. — Antiquorum. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
catalog.antiquorum.swiss
Category
Pocket watch · Chronograph pocket watch
Maker / attribution
Rolex
Reference
6372
Catalogue / lot identifier
55
Source-reported date
circa 1930
Source-reported place
Switzerland
Source-reported serial
2091

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Case and Dial

The watch is housed in an 18K yellow gold three-body 'bassine' style case which is polished.

The dial is presented in a two-tone silver configuration. It employs black painted baton indexes interspersed with Arabic numerals at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions. The outermost perimeter features a blue pulsometer scale calibrated for 30 pulsations. Additional markings include minute and fifths-of-a-second divisions, with Arabic numerals used for five-minute or second intervals. The secondary functions are displayed via subsidiary dials for the 30-minute register and constant seconds. The time is indicated by blued steel baton hands.

Evidence for this section
  • “C. Three-body, ?bassine?, polished.”
  • “D. Two-tone silver with black painted baton indexes and Arabic 3 & 9, outer minute and fifths of a second divisions”
  • “outermost blue pulsometer scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register.”

Movement and Escapement

The timepiece is driven by a 16 ligne, rhodium-plated movement containing 17 jewels. It incorporates a traditional straight-line lever escapement. The regulation of the movement is achieved through an index regulator acting upon a self-compensating Breguet balance spring.

The movement, alongside the dial and case, carries the Rolex signature, identifying its origin.

Evidence for this section
  • “M. 16???, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator.”
  • “Dial, case and movement signed.”

Condition and Attribution

The auction description reports the general condition of the watch as 'AA' or very good. Specifically, the case and movement are assessed as 'Good', and the dial is assessed as 'Good'.

The watch is attributed to the circa 1930 period. The inscription on the dial includes the company details 'Fabrication de Genève - Suisse', identifying the Swiss manufacturing origin as reported by the documentation.

Evidence for this section
  • “Grading System Grade: AA Very good”
  • “Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense”
  • “Made circa 1930.”
  • “Rolex, "Fabrication de Genève - Suisse”

Open research questions

  • What specific caliber designation corresponds to the 16 ligne movement used in this reference?
  • Are there surviving records for case number 2091 in the Rolex archives to confirm the date of assembly?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Rolex 'Doctor's Chronograph' Pocket Watch, Ref. 6372
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
Reference6372“Ref. 6372”
Serial Number2091“case No. 2091”
Case Material18K yellow gold“18K yellow gold pocket watch”
Jewel Count17“17 jewels”
Dial FeaturesPulsometer scale“outermost blue pulsometer scale”
Case Diameter43 mm“Diam. 43 mm.”

Visible details

  • Two-tone silver dial with blue pulsometer scale
  • 18K yellow gold bassine case
  • Subsidiary dials for 30-minute register and seconds
  • Blued steel baton hands

Research qualifications

  • Overhaul recommended by auction description
  • Case, dial, and movement condition graded as 'Good'

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

'Yellow Gold Doctor's Chronograph' Rolex, "Fabrication de Genève - Suisse", case No. 2091, Ref. 6372. Made circa 1930. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K yellow gold pocket watch with chronograph, register and pulsometer.

Reviewed 2026-10-26 · Record 1f1da989e4

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