$54,000
Ref. 6241, 14K Yellow Gold Rolex, “Cosmograph, Daytona”, Ref. 6241. Made circa 1962. Fine and very rare, water-resistant, 14K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, gold bezel and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. Bi-color black and champagne with applied lapidated gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute register dials. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 722, 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 14 mm. Notes Ref. 6241 This reference appeared in the Rolex catalogue in 1969 and 1970. The “Exotic” dial, the socalled “Paul Newman” only appeared in the Rolex catalogue during these years. A similar watch is illustrated in “Rolex, Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2006 Edition, vol. 1, p. 135.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-06-18
