Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 17, 2009

LOT 179

Ref. 6263 Paul Newman Rolex, "Oyster Cosmograph," Ref. 6263/6265. Made circa 1973. Very fine and very rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with black bezel, round-button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Ref. 78350 Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box, instruction manual and service invoices from Rolex, Argentina, dated 1998 and from Rolex UK, dated June 4th, 2009.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, Triplock winding crown, tachometer graduation on the black bezel to 200 units per hour. D. Bi-color silver and black with steel square indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary black dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 727, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.