Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

Noga Hilton, Geneva, Jun 14, 2003

LOT 339

Rolex Cosmograph "Daytona", Ref. 6239 with steel bezel. Produced in the 1960's, sold on May 20, 1970. Fine water-resistant, stainless steel, gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer with a stainless steel Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

CHF 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 10,000 - 13,500 / USD 11,500 - 15,500

Sold: CHF 20,700

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 300 units per hour. D. bicolored satiné silver and black with applied steel indexes and tritium dots, auxiliary "guilloché" sunk dials for the seconds, the 30 minute- and 12-hour registers, outer 1/5th second scale. "Bâton" tritium-coated steel hands. M. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-copensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3

Good
Dial: 3 - 6 - 01

Notes

Approx. overall length 170 mm. Ref. 6239-6241 Produced from 1961 to 1976, the first examples with exotic dial, so-called "Paul ewman", came on the market around 1970. Similar watches are published in " Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova 2001, pp. 439 to 445, and 487-488.