Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 12, 2003

LOT 554

Rolex Cosmograph "Daytona", Ref. 6239, with anti-reflective black bezel. Produced in the 1970's.Very fine, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer, with an 18K yellow gold Oyster bracelet.

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 17,000 - 21,000 / USD 19,000 - 22,000

Sold: CHF 29,900

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. D. bicolored satine gold and "guilloché" black with tritium-coated gold indexes, sunk auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. "Bâton" tritium-coated gold hands.M. Cal. 13''' , rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm.Approx. overall length 205 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3
Movement: 3*
Dial: 3-01

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 6239Produced from 1961 to 1976, the first examples with exotic dial, the so-called "Paul Newman", came onto the market around 1970.Similar watches are published in "Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2001, pp. 439 -445 and 487-488.