Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 10, 2015

LOT 313

ROLEX REF. 6239 PAUL NEWMAN TROPICAL DIAL Rolex, "Cosmograph Daytona," No. 1597173, Ref. 6239. Made circa 1967. Very fine and very rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round- button chronograph, registers, tachometer. Accompanied by the original hand-filled warranty and fitted box.

CHF 75,000 - 95,000

HKD 600,000 - 760,000 / USD 78,000 - 98,000

Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and winding crown, tachometer graduation on the steel bezel to 200 units per hour. Bicolor off-white and black with applied black painted steel square indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12- hour and 30-minute registers, outer red 1/5th seconds track. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 722, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws.


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Grade:
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-8-10-01

Very good

Slightly scratched

Patinated

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm. A classic example of the collected Paul Newman Daytona reference 6239, this example has aged beautifully with natural oxydation on the outer track has aged the outer track to a light brown color with the wording Daytona which has faded to an attractive light red color giving this Daytona a wonderful unique aged look.