Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ...
New York, Oct 17, 2008
LOT 329
Ref. 6239, Stainless Steel "Paul Newman" Rolex, Cosmograph Daytona, Ref. 6239. Made in 1966. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round-button chronograph, registers, tachometer, black bezel graduated to 200 UPH and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and an additional steel bezel.
USD 60,000 - 80,000
EUR 42,000 - 56,000 / CHF 67,000 - 90,000
Sold: USD 66,000
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. D. Bicolor matte black and silver with applied square indexes and luminous dots, outer red seconds track with fifth of a second divisions, guilloche silver subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 722-1, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, adjusted to three positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm Thickness 13 mm
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |