The 6241 ‘Paul Newman’ Oyster Cosmograph Daytona

Stainless Steel Paul Newman Rolex, “Oyster Cosmograph, Daytona", case No. 1767383, Ref. 6241. Made in 1968. Very fine and very rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with anti-reflective black bezel with tachometer graduated to 200UPH, round button chronograph, registers and a stainless steel Rolex buckle.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour.

D. Bicolor off-white and black with square steel indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary black dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/seconds division in red. Luminous steel baton hands.

M. Cal. 722-1, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to three positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed.

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IMPORTANT COLLECTORS WRISTWATCHES, POCKET WATCHES CLOCKS AND HOROLOGICAL TOOLS / IMPERIAL TREASURES

GENEVA – 16 NOVEMBER 2008

LOT 237
ESTIMATE PRICE: SFr.100,000-150,000

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