The Art of Horology in Geneva

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 13, 1999

LOT 302

Rolex, Cosmograph Daytona, so-called Paul Newman, Ref. 6238, with black bezel, 1970's.Very fine, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer with 18K yellow gold Oyster bracelet.

CHF 40,000 - 50,000

C. three body, massive, polished and brushed, screwed back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. D. bicolour black and "guilloché gold" with tritium-coated applied black indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30-minute registers. "Bâton" tritium-coated gold hands. M. 13''', rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: * 4 - 5 -
Dial: 3 - 26 - 01

Notes

Ref. 6238Produced from 1961 to 1976, the first examples with exotic dial, so-called Paul Newman, came on the market around 1970 as follows: 18K yellow gold, 14K yellow gold or stainless steel with gold, steel or black enamelled bezel.Similar watches are published in Collezionare Orologi da Polso Rolex, New Edition, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, pp. 38l.