Property from a Private Collector
1109
Rolex
Ref. 6241
Cosmograph Daytona 'Paul Newman'
A very fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with 'Paul Newman' dial and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$640,000 - 1,000,000€77,100 - 120,000$80,000 - 125,000
HK$1,050,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1969
- Reference No
- 6241
- Case No
- 1'991'864
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona 'Paul Newman'
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Mechanical, 722-1, 17 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex Oyster</em> bracelet, 150 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex </em>folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 37.5 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Rolex </em>sales tag, leather wallet, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The Rolex Daytona reference 6241 was manufactured from 1965 to approximately 1969. The reference is fitted with a calibrated black acrylic bezel but still retains the push down chronograph buttons and the 6 mm. winding crown, which are typical features of a reference 6239.
The present watch is from the last year of production, which is indicated by its case number and its caliber 722-1 movement. The watch is further distinguished by its very original and well preserved condition.
The present watch is from the last year of production, which is indicated by its case number and its caliber 722-1 movement. The watch is further distinguished by its very original and well preserved condition.
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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