86,500 CHF
Rolex, Ref. 6240 Paul Newman, Non Oyster Dial Rolex, "Cosmograph, Daytona", case No. 1659454, Ref. 6240. Made circa 1967. Very fine and extremely rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, anti-reflective black bezel graduated to 200 units per hour and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by a service invoice dated 2004 and booklet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. d. Three color black white and red with applied black steel indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/seconds division. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 722, rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, adjusted to three positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Approx overall length 175 mm. Property of the Original Owner Notes This watch is the fifth known on the market whose dial does not bear the word "Oyster". The serial numbers of these watches are all very close together, suggesting that a small batch was delivered with this extremely rare dial type.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-11-13
