18,975 CHF
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. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 300 units per hour. 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. 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.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-11-16
