Important Collector's Wristwatches & ...

Grand Havana Room, Sep 22, 2004

LOT 54

So-called "Paul Newman" Rolex Cosmograph "Daytona", Ref. 6239. Produced from 1961 to 1976. Very fine, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, steel bezel with tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. D. Bicolored, matte silver and black with applied steel tritium coated indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Tritium coated steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 722, 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. 36 mm.