354,000 HKD
Ref. 6241, Stainless Steel Cosmograph Daytona “For Cartier” Rolex, “Cosmograph Daytona", case No. 1766142, Ref. 6241/6240. Made in 1968. Retailed by Cartier. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel riveted Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a service estimate from Rolex, New York. Property of a Japanese Gentleman Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the black bezel to 200 units per hour. Bicolor black and off-white with square steel indexes and luminous dots, sunk subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, signed below 12 o’ clock “Cartier”. Luminous steel "baton" hands. Cal. 722-1, 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 14 mm. Notes The present lot bears two reference numbers, 6241 on the body of the watch, which refers to the specific characteristics of this watch and Ref. 6240 in the case back. The case backs were identical and interchangeable at the factory. Similar watches are published in “Rolex, Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2006, Vol. II, p. 324.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-11-25
