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Rolex
Ref. 6241
Paul Newman "Champagne"
A highly attractive, beautifully preserved and rare yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with "Paul Newman" champagne dial and bracelet
Full-Cataloguing
- Chronograph with "Paul Newman" champagne dial
- We estimate that roughly 2000 pieces of the reference 6241 were produced in stainless steel, with around 1/3 of produced examples cased in yellow gold and even fewer with "Paul Newman" dials
- Displaying crisp graphics and eye-catching details, the dial is presented in a noteworthy state of preservation. The case notably displays French hallmarks on the outside caseback
- The serial number is the same range as other known examples, and the Mk 1 bezel is correct, along with 71 end links
Daytona chronographs with the coveted “Paul Newman” dials are rare, but the reference 6241 is among the rarest. In production for only three short years, from approximately 1966 to 1969, it is estimated that roughly 2,000 pieces were produced in stainless steel, with around one-third of the produced examples cased in yellow gold. Of all the gold combinations (18K and 14K), 18K yellow gold cases are the rarest, such as the present example. Featuring a large "T Swiss T" designation at 6 o’clock, this bi-color "Paul Newman" dial is correct for a Cosmograph bearing a serial number of 1,757,000, which is completely within a batch of other known examples with this dial configuration. Other known examples of the reference 6241 in 18K yellow gold with the same dial configuration include:
1,757,864
1,757,887
1,757,890
1,757,897
1,757,900
Displaying crisp graphics and eye-catching details, the dial is presented in a noteworthy state of preservation. The case is equally impressive, with well-defined lug holes, and two crisp hallmarks beneath the lugs are present. Furthermore, the Mk 1 bezel, along with 71 end links, is correct. Such original and beautifully preserved Paul Newman examples hardly ever appear on the market, marking an extraordinarily rare opportunity to acquire a trophy exotic-dialed Cosmograph Daytona.
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.