Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Dec 02, 2003

LOT 202

So-called "Paul Newman"Rolex, Cosmograph "Daytona", Ref. 6241. Produced in the 1970's.Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel, gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph,registers, anti-reflective black bezel with tachometer.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. D. bicol-oredblack and white with tritium-coated black indexes, sunk auxiliary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 12hour and 30-minute registers. Tritium-coated steel "Bâton" hands. M. Cal. 722-1, rhodium-plated, 17jewels, 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.