Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
New York, Dec 05, 2007
LOT 329
Steel Ref. 6239 Rolex, ?Cosmograph Daytona?, Ref. 6239. Made in the 1960s. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, black bezel graduated to 200 units per hour and a stainless steel Rolex Jubilee bracelet.
USD 15,000 - 20,000
EUR 10,000 - 14,000
Sold: USD 35,400
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel. D. Bicolor black and silver with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 727, rhodium-plated, 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. Property of Various Owners
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Notes
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, 2001, pp. 439, 442, 444, 445, 446, 487, 488, 489.