Thematic Auction in Geneva:The Evolut...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Nov 16, 2002

LOT 394

Rolex Cosmograph "Daytona", Ref. 6239 with steel bezel. Produced in the 1960's.Fine water-resistant stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer with a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

CHF 17,000 - 22,000

EUR 11,500 - 14,500

Sold: CHF 18,975

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 300 units per hour. D. bicolored satiné silver and black with applied steel indexes and tritium dots, auxiliary "guilloché" sunk dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, outer 1/5th second scale. "Bâton" tritium-coated steel hands. M. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Bregut balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.Approx. overall length 190 mm.


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Grading System
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

Ref. 6239 - 6241Produced from 1961 to 1976, the first examples with exotic dial, the so-called "Paul Newman" model, came on the market around 1970. It was made in 18K yellow gold, 14K yellow gold, and stainless steel.Similar watches are published in "Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova 2001, pp. 439 to 445, and 487-488.