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Geneva, May 10, 2009

LOT 307

Ref. 6241, ?Paul Newman? Rolex, ?Oyster Cosmograph, Daytona", case No. 1766133, Ref. 6241. Made in 1968. Very fine and very rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with anti-reflective black bezel with tachometer graduated to 200UPH, round button chronograph, registers and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box.

CHF 45,000 - 55,000

USD 40,000 - 48,000 / EUR 30,000 - 36,000

Sold: CHF 68,400

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. D. Three-color matte black with blackened square steel indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary guilloche off-white dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/seconds division in red. 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. Approx. overall length 180 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; it was made from from 1961 to 1970. It was available in stainless steel and 14K or 18K gold, with a black plastic insert bezel. As an option, the "exotic dial" or so-called "Paul Newman" dial was available and is today very rare and collectible. 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.
Similar watches are illustrated in ?Rolex Daytona, a Legend is Born?, Best Edition 2006, by Pergola, Mazzariol, Dosso, pp. 170-202.