$66,000
Ref. 6239, Paul Newman Cosmograph Daytona Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona," Ref. 6239. Made in the early 1960s. Very fine and very rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the steel bezel to 300 units per hour. Bi-color matte silver and black with square steel indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary guilloche black dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute and 1/5th seconds track in red. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 72, rhodiumplated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-10-17
