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84. Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel manual wind chron…
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84. Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel manual wind chron…
Estimate €120,000 - €180,000
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Description
84. Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch with exotic 'Paul Newman' dial
Model: Cosmograph Daytona 'Paul Newman'
Reference: 6239
Date: Circa 1968
Movement: 17-jewel Valjoux Cal.722-1 manual wind, adjusted to 3 positions, free-sprung Glucydor Microstella balance, column wheel chronograph
Dial: Black, exotic 'Paul Newman', applied block and luminous dot hour markers to white surround, red outer 1/5th second divisions with 'sing-a-song' T SWISS T at 6, sunken engine turned silvered subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9 for running seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, polished faceted baton hands with luminous inserts, black tipped centre chronograph hand
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back stamped C.R.S. and 6239 inside, screw down crown flanked by twin chronograph pushers, tachymetre to fixed calibrated bezel, No.1958589
Strap/Bracelet: Brushed and polished extensible riveted Oyster link
Buckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp, stamped Rolex USA and 7 68
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 36mm
Accompaniments: Rolex box
First appearing in the early 1960s, this 'exotic' dial manufactured by Singer was renamed the 'Paul Newman' by collectors after the American actor wore the watch in promotional posters for the film 'Winning' and throughout his private life.
By sinking the subsidiary dials and outer scale within the opaque black dial background, the dial achieves an unusual three-dimensionality and an instantly recognisable look.
Arguably no other watch has ever captured the imagination of the collector's world in the same way that the Paul Newman Rolex Daytona has. In recent years this model in all its different incarnations has built up an almost mythical reputation. With its iconic design and the photos on Paul Newman's wrist the exotic Daytona dial truly represents the dream of watch collecting.
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