94,400 CHF
Ref. 6241 Stainless Steel So-Called "Paul Newman" Rolex, “Cosmograph, Daytona", Ref. 6241. Made in 1969. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, anti-reflective black bezel with tachometer and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and the original guarantee (now void). Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. Bicolored off-white and black with luminous square steel indexes, outer white minute/seconds divisions on a black chapter ring, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel "baton" hands. Cal. 722-1, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 14 mm. 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 s
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
