Contemporary, Limited Edition, Modern...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Apr 25, 2001

LOT 2

Rolex, Oyster Cosmograph, Daytona, so-called "Paul Newman", Ref. 6241, with black bezel. Produced from 1970 to 1976.Very fine and rare, water-resistant, tonneau-shaped, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer with an 18K yellow gold Rolex buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and winding-crown, tachometer graduation on the black bezel to 200 units per hour. D. bicolor black and "guilloché" matte gold with applied tritium-coated indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers. "Bâton" gold hands. M. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm