86,000 CHF
So-called "Paul Newman" Rolex "Cosmograph Daytona", Ref. 6262. Sold on May 13, 1970. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, stainless steel bezel with tachometer and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by the origional Warranty. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, tachometer graduation on the steel bezel to 200 units per hour. bicolor black and off-white with applied steel indexes and tritium-coated dots, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th second scale. Tritium-coated steel "Bâton" hands. Notes Ref. 626262Produced in stainless steel, 14K and 18K gold, this model was published in the Rolex catalogues from 1971 to 1987.Similar watches are published in "Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches" by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2001, pp. 446 to 457, 489 and 490.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-10-11
