Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 15, 2015

LOT 394

ROLEX, REF. 6263 PAUL NEWMAN STEEL Rolex, "Oyster Cosmograph," case No. 3048341, Ref. 6263/6262. Made in 1972. Very fine and very rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with black bezel, round-button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex buckle.

CHF 100,000 - 150,000

HKD 840,000 - 1,255,000 / USD 108,000 - 162,000

Sold: CHF 231,750

Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, Triplock winding crown, tachometer graduation on the black bezel to 200 units per hour Bicolor ivory and black with applied steel square indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary black dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds track. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 727, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws.


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Grade:
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 37 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm. Never offered at auction, this rare PANDA 6263 PAUL NEWMAN DAYTONA has remained in extremely good condition. Still featuring its original P301 pushers, it's great state of conservation is further demonstrated by its perfect two-color dial featuring no oxydation or scratches. All luminous dots on the dial are present and in mint condition showing no flaking and have aged to a cream color perfectly matching with the original hands. The owner in order to increase visibility had the hands painted black which perfectly matches the sub-counters. A near perfect example of the most desirable Paul Newman in the current market. Property of the Original Owner