Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

LOT 128

So-called "Paul Newman" Rolex Cosmograph "Daytona", Ref. 6239. Produced in the 1960s, retailed by Cartier. Very fine and extremely rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, steel bezel with tachometer and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet. Recently serviced by Cartier.

CHF 45,000 - 60,000

EUR 30,000 - 40,000 / USD 35,000 - 50,000

Sold: CHF 86,250

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 300 units per hour.D. Bicolored, black and matte silver with applied black tritium-coated indexes, "guilloché" subsidiary seconds, 12-hour and 30-minuteregister dials, outer red painted 1/5th second scale. Tritium-coated steel "Bâton" hands. M. Cal. 722, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm. Height 13 mm.Approx. overall length 190 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

Ref. 6239 Manufactured from 1961 to 1976, the first model with screwed-down buttons circa 1970. Similar watches are published in Collecting Rolex Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2001, pp. 439- 442-445-446.