Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 08, 2010

LOT 57

Rolex 14k Gold Cosmograph Daytona ?Paul Newman? Rolex, "Oyster, Cosmograph, Daytona," Ref. 6238. Made circa 1967. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 14K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, black bezel with tachometer, and a 14K yellow gold Rolex Jubilee bracelet. Accompanied by a service invoice dated 9/12/85.

USD 40,000 - 60,000

CHF 40,000 - 60,000 / EUR 30,000 - 45,000

Sold: USD 64,900

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the black bezel to 200 units per hour. D. Bicolor champagne and black with applied gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous gold baton hands. m. Cal. 727, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line 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 14 mm. Property of The Original Owner


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Rolex reference 6238 was the first version of the Rolex Cosmograph and was produced from 1961 to 1967. The first example of ref. 6238 with an ?exotic dial? came on the market in the late 1960?s. Rolex ref. 6238 with the ?Paul Newman? dial is an extremely rare version of the watch.