Revolution: The Evolution of the Role...

New York, Apr 17, 2008

LOT 255

Ref. 6265 Yellow Gold "Paul Newman" Rolex, Oyster, Cosmograph Daytona, Ref. 6265. Made circa 1979. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, yellow gold bezel with tachometer, and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by its original warranty (now void), booklets and original fitted box.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, tachometer graduation on the gold bezel to 200 units per hour. D. Bicolor black and champagne with applied black indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous gold baton hands, M. Cal. 727, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating freesprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 14 mm.