Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Nov 16, 2008

LOT 600

Yellow Gold Ref. 6241, ?Paul Newman? Rolex, ?Cosmograph, Daytona?, case No. 1947357, Ref. 6241. Made in 1968. Very fine and very rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, anti-reflective black bezel graduated to 200 units per hour and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster riveted bracelet.

CHF 100,000 - 150,000

USD 90,000 - 140,000 / EUR 65,000 - 95,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour, deployant clasp engraved ?Freddy?. D. Bicolor black and matte yellow with applied gold square indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/seconds division. 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, free-sprung self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx. overall length 170 mm.


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Grade:
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 are much sought after by collectors.