Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 14, 2011

LOT 45

ROLEX - REF. 6241 - GOLD DAYTONA - RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO. Rolex, ?Cosmograph, Daytona,? case No. 1533958, Ref. 6241. Made circa 1967. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 14K yellow gold, wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, anti-reflective black bezel and a 14K yellow gold Rolex buckle. Accompanied by a Rolex service invoice and guarantee dated June 21, 2011.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour, concave lugs, case back with engraved initials: R.S.F. D. Bi-color black and champagne, with applied yellow gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute register. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 722, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, 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 13 mm.