Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 13, 2016
ROLEX REF 6239 COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA RETAILED BY TIFFANY STEEL Rolex, "Oyster Cosmograph Daytona" case No. 1958614, Ref. 6239. Made for Tiffany & Co., circa 1968. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex USA Oyster riveted bracelet dated 73. Accompanied by a Rolex NY service invoice dated 2009 in the amount of $1,600.
Three-body, polished and brushed, tachometer graduation on the steel bezel to 200 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 free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws.
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Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |