ROLEX Ref. 6263/6262

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. 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. 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 exa Read more…