Timeless Beauty: Spectacular Wristwat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 24, 2004

LOT 142

So-called "Paul Newman" Rolex Oyster Cosmograph ?Daytona", Ref. 6263. Produced circa 1980. Very fine and important, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and with black anti-reflect bezel graduated to 200 units per hour. Accompanied by an 18K yellow gold Oyster bracelet.

CHF 50,000 - 60,000

EUR 33,000 - 40,000 / USD 40,000 - 50,000

Sold: CHF 60,950

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, Triplock crown and chronograph pushers, tachometer graduation on the bezel. D. Two-tone black and beige with applied gold indexes and tritium dots,subsidiary "guilloché" sunk seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute registers dials. Tritium-coated gold "bâton" hands.M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.Approx. overall length 185 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3 - 5 - 01

Notes

Similar watches are published in "Collecting Rolex Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova 2001, pp. 446 to 452 and 489.