Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 30, 2014

LOT 87

ROLEX REF 6239 COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA STEEL Rolex, "Cosmograph Daytona," case No. 1194587, Ref. 6239 / 6238. Made circa 1967. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and service papers dated June 20th, 2002.

Three-body, polished and brushed, tachometer graduation on the steel bezel to 300 units per hour, screwed-down case back and winding crown. Bicolor silver and black with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 722, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws.