31,050 CHF
Rolex Cosmograph "Daytona", so-called "Paul Newman", Ref. 6262/6239, with steel bezel. Produced from 1961 to 1976.Fine and rare water-resistant, stainless steel, gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer with a stainless steel Oyster bracelet. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. bicolor matte silver and black with black and tritium indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers. "Bâton" tritium-coated steel hands. Notes Ref. 6239 - 6241Produced from 1961 to 1976, the first examples with exotic dial, the so-called "Paul Newman" model, came on the market around 1970. A similar watch is published in "Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2001, pp. 439, 442, 444, 445, 446, 487, 488, 489.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-10-13
