$16,200
Ref. 6239, Cosmograph Daytona Rolex, Oyster Cosmograph, Daytona," Ref. 6239. Made in the early 1960’s. Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the steel bezel to 200 units per hour. Bi-color matte silver and black with steel baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary guilloche 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 free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes Ref. 6239 Produced from 1961 to 1976, the first examples with exotic dial, the so-called "Paul Newman", came on the market around 1970. They were produced in 18K yellow gold, 14K yellow gold, and stainless steel.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-12-11
