$23,000
“Daytona, Retailed by Cartier" Rolex, Cosmograph "Daytona", Ref. 6239, with steel bezel. Made in 1964 and retailed by Cartier. Very fine and extremely rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and the original stainless steel Rolex U.S.A. bracelet with deployant clasp, signed for Cartier. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 300 units per hour. Bi-colored brushed silver and matte black with applied steel indexes and tritium-coated dots, subsidiary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Tritiumcoated steel "bâton" hands. Cal. 72B, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to three positions, shock-absorber, blued steel self compensating flat balance-spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed, case stamped with Cartier numbers. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Notes The present watch was updated, probably during routine servicing, at which time it was fitted with a bezel graduated for 300 units. This was a common occurrence with Cosmograph Daytona watches.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-12-07
