76,700 CHF
So-Called "Paul Newman" Rolex Cosmograph "Daytona", case No. 2084266, Ref. 6241 with anti-reflective black bezel. Made in 1969. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 14K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold “Fliplock” deployant clasp. Accompanied by a Rolex box. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. Bi-colored black and guilloché gold with applied black and luminous dot indexes, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous yellow gold "baton" hands. Cal. 722-1, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Property of an Swiss Gentleman Notes Ref. 6241 This reference appeared in the Rolex catalogue in 1969 and 1970. The “Exotic” dial, the so-called “Paul Newman” only appeared in the Rolex catalogue during these years. A similar watch is illustrated in “Rolex, Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2006 Edition, vol. 1, p. 135. Paul Newman A Hollywood veteran whose career has spanned decades, Paul Newman is one of the film industry’s biggest and most beloved stars. Newman received a special
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-05-13
