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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 61

Ref. 6239 Stainless Steel , So-Called "Paul Newman" Rolex, ?Cosmograph Daytona?, Ref. 6239. Made in 1966. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel, gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, steel bezel graduated to 300UPH and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster riveted bracelet.

CHF 55,000 - 75,000

EUR 35,000 - 50,000 / USD 45,000 - 60,000

Sold: CHF 70,800

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 300 units per hour. D. Bi-colored matte black and silver with black and luminous indexes, outer red seconds track with fifth of a second divisions, silver subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 72B, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 14 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 6239 Produced from 1961 to 1976, the first examples with exotic dial, the so-called "Paul Newman", came on the market around 1970. They were produced in 18K yellow gold, 14K yellow gold, and stainless steel. A similar watch is published in "Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2005, vol. 1, p. 133, 134.