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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 24, 1999

LOT 178

Rolex, Oyster, Cosmograph, so-called "Paul Newman", Ref. 6239, with steel bezel, 1970's. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer, leather strap and Rolex stainless steel buckle.

CHF 18,000 - 22,000

C. three-body, massive, polished, satin g, screwed case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. D. bicolour black and white with applied tritium steel indexes + auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers. "Baton" tritium steel hands. M. 13"' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 4-6

Fair

Slightly oxidized
Movement: *3

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 6239-6241 Produced from 1961 to 1976, the first examples with exotic dial, so-called "Paul Newman", came on the market around 1970. A similar watch is published in Collezionare Orologi (la Polso Rolex, Edition 1998, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, p. 346.