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Rolex. A Fine and Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch "Paul Newman" Dial and Bracelet
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Rolex. A Fine and Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch "Paul Newman" Dial and Bracelet

Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, Paul Newman Model, Ref. 6239, Case No. 1'958'323, Circa 1968

Closed6 December 2018

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Rolex. A Fine and Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch "Paul Newman" Dial and Bracelet
Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, Daytona, Paul Newman Model, Ref. 6239, Case No. 1'958'323, Circa 1968
Movement: Manual, Cal. 722-1, 17 jewels
Dial: White, square numerals with luminous accents, luminous hands, three black subsidiary dials
Case: Stainless steel, screw back, screw down crown, two round buttons in the band, inside case back stamped 6239 CRS, 36.5mm diam.
Bracelet/Clasp: Rolex Oyster stainless steel bracelet, stamped 4 68 and 271 to the endlinks, overall approximate length 8.5 inches

Specialist note

Immediately recognizable through its dial and aesthetics, the present chronograph is part of the reference 6239, launched in the early 1960s and the first Rolex chronograph reference with an engraved tachymeter scale on its bezel. Manufactured with pump chronograph pushers and an attractive stainless steel case, later followed by gold versions, part of the most coveted examples of the reference feature exotic “Paul Newman” dials.

The case back is correctly stamped 6239. The stamp CRS stands for the case maker Charles-René Spielmann.