Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 15, 2010

LOT 159

Bamford & Son 'Paul Newman' Limited Edition PVD Daytona Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph Daytona," No. 043/100, case No. M252397, Ref. 116520. Made in a limited edition of 100 pieces in 2009. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel PVD coated wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel PVD coated Rolex Oysterlock bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box, warranty, a spare black nylon strap and tool.

C. Three-body, PVD coated, screwed-down case back, push-buttons and crown, case back engraved: Bamford Watch dept. SC Edition 043/100, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 400 units per hour, sapphire crystal. D. Bicolor black and white with applied luminous white gold indexes, outer red 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous white gold baton hands, red chronograph hands. M. Cal. 4130, rhodium-plated, 44 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12 mm.