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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2008
LOT 123
Ref. 6239/6263, Stainless Steel Cosmograph Daytona Rolex, "Oyster Cosmograph Daytona", case No. 1463418, Ref. 6239/6263. Made in 1966. Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with steel bezel, round-button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.
HKD 190,000 - 230,000
USD 25,000 - 30,000 / EUR 15,000 - 18,000
Sold: HKD 240,000
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, Triplock winding crown, tachometer graduation on the steel bezel to 300 units per hour. D. Bi-colored, satiné silver and black with steel baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary black guilloché dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/seconds division. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 72 B, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13.5 mm. Approx. overall length 175 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-34-01 |
Very good Restored by the manufacture 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.