Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrat...
Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004
LOT 294
So-called "Paul Newman" Rolex Cosmograph "Daytona", Ref. 6241. Manufactured in the 1970s. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, anti-reflect black bezel with tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Oyster bracelet.
CHF 60,000 - 80,000
EUR 38,000 - 50,000 / USD 47,000 - 62,000
Sold: CHF 59,800
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 matte gold and black with applied yellow gold square indexes and tritium-coated dots, subsidiary sunk dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Tritium-coated "Bâton" gold hands.M. Cal. 722-1, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 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 190 mm.
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Grade: |
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Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3- 01 |
Good |
