Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jul 09, 2016
LOT 468
ROLEX REF. 6241 COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA PAUL NEWMAN 14K YELLOW GOLD Rolex, Cosmograph Daytona, No. 2084311, Ref. 6241. Made in 1969. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 14K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, anti-reflect black bezel and a 14K yellow gold riveted Rolex Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp.
HKD 800,000 - 1,200,000
USD 103,000 - 155,000 / CHF 99,000 - 148,000
Sold: HKD 2,250,000
Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. Bi-color champagne and black with applied square yellow gold indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 722-1, 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: |
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Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
