# @sothebyswatches on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BpWerFgnT0z
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/12831101-sothebyswatches-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/b9e4f0bf2a.jpg
- **Posted:** 2018-10-25T09:34:43.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sotheby's Watches (@sothebyswatches) — https://gondola.cc/sothebyswatches

## Caption

It’s all in the detail: this superb Rolex 6538 ‘Big Crown’ Submariner from 1959 features a beautifully aged tropical dial which has taken on a lovely brown patina. Its cracked lacquer ‘Spider Dial’ effect adds further vintage character to the piece. Add to that the reference’s slim case, larger-sized Brevet crown and James Bond connection (Sean Connery famously wore a 6538 in Dr No) and you have a winning combination. A highlight of our Geneva auction of Important Watches on 13 November (estimate $101,000-202,000). #sothebyswatches #sothebysgeneva #Rolex #vintageRolex #vintagewatch #submariner #6538 #tropicaldial #spiderdial #fourliner #giltdial #bigcrown

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## Tags

giltdial, 6538, spiderdial, rolex, submariner, vintagerolex, fourliner, tropicaldial, bigcrown, sothebyswatches, vintagewatch, sothebysgeneva

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