39,100 CHF
Rolex Oyster Cosmograph, Ref. 6239, so-called "Paul Newman", with steel bezel protected by a transparent ring. Produced in the 1970's. Very fine and rare water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer, with stainless steel Oyster bracelet. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 300 units per hour. bicolor matte silver and black with tritium-coated steel indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. "Bâton" tritium-coated steel hands. Notes Ref. 6239-6241 (next two lots) Produced from 1961 to 1976, the first examples with exotic dial, the so-called "Paul Newman", came onto the market around 1970. Similar watches are published in "Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2001, pp. 439 -445 and 487-488.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-10-19
