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Rolex. A very rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and Guarantee
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Rolex. A very rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and Guarantee

SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA, PAUL NEWMAN DIAL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 2'045'535, MANUFACTURED IN 1969

Closed10 November 2014

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Rolex. A very rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and Guarantee
Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, Paul Newman dial, ref. 6239, case no. 2'045'535, manufactured in 1969
Cal. 722-1 mechanical movement, 17 jewels, silvered matte dial, applied square numerals with luminous accents, luminous hands, outer red fifths of a second divisions on black chapter ring, three engine-turned black subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, blank bezel calibrated for 200 units, screw back, screw down crown, two round chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, case, dial and movement signed
36.5 mm. diam.

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With Rolex original Guarantee, servicing invoice, presentation box and outer packaging.

The present watch is a fine example of a Cosmograph Daytona reference 6239, featuring all characteristics of this model in production from 1962 until 1976:
- the much sought after "Paul Newman" dial, that is also named exotic dial, used for this reference as of the late 1960s
- standard "non-Oyster" push down chronograph buttons (as opposed to the screw down version of its "Oyster" peers)
- blank bezel calibrated for 200 units
- calibre 722-1 movement, in use during the last years of production

The particularity of this watch however is the reference number stamped into its case back, namely 6242. Neither used for any of Rolex's models nor published in literature or sales catalogues, its origins remain a mystery. In addition, it also features a white tipped chronograph hand that brings a touch of sophistication to the watch.