Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 15, 2016
LOT 478
ROLEX REF. 6239 PAUL NEWMAN WHITE DIAL TROPICAL SUB-COUNTERS STEEL Rolex, "Cosmograph Daytona," No. 1782156, Ref. 6239. Made circa 1968. Very fine and very rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round- button chronograph, registers, tachometer with a stainless steel Rolex riveted bracelet.
CHF 65,000 - 85,000
HKD 530,000 - 690,000 / USD 68,000 - 89,000
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.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-09 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Damaged |