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New York, Apr 17, 2008

LOT 239

Ref. 6241, "Paul Newman" Rolex, Cosmograph Daytona, Ref. 6241. Made in the late 1960s. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, anti-reflect black bezel graduated to 200 units per hour and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet.

USD 110,000 - 140,000

EUR 75,000 - 95,000

Sold: USD 125,500

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. D. Bicolor champagne and black with applied square yellow gold indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 722-1, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung 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

The reference 6241 was the third Cosmograph Daytona to be released and was made from from 1961 until 1970. It was available in stainless steel and either 14K or 18K gold with a black plastic insert bezel. As an option, the ?exotic dial? or socalled ?Paul Newman? dial was available and is today very rare and collectible. The ref. 6241 was replaced by Ref. 6265. The ?Paul Newman? models are much rarer than the standard ?Cosmograph? dials and consequently sought after by collectors.