$54,000
Ref. 6263 Stainless Steel “Paul Newman”, So-called “John Mayer” Rolex, “Oyster Cosmograph Daytona,” Ref. 6263. Made circa 1979. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, anti-reflective black bezel and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. Bicolor black and silver with applied steel and black indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds division in red. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 727, rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to three 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. 6263 This reference was produced from 1971 to 1987 in stainless steel, 14K and 18K yellow gold and in platinum, specially made in two pieces for the Sultan.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-12-11
