Live Auction 1891Important Pocket Watches And Wristwatches
ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, ORIGINAL BOX AND PAPERS
Lot 74

ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, ORIGINAL BOX AND PAPERS

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER COSMOGRAPH, "PAUL NEWMAN DAYTONA", CASE NO. 3485381, REF. 6263, CIRCA 1973

Closed17 October 2007

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ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, ORIGINAL BOX AND PAPERS
Signed Rolex, Oyster Cosmograph, "Paul Newman Daytona", Case No. 3485381, Ref. 6263, circa 1973
Cal. 727 nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, mono-metallic compensation balance, adjusted to 3 positions, cream matte dial with square silvered numerals, luminescent accents and hands, three black engine-turned subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour registers, outer black ring with white fifths of a second divisions, tonneau water-resistant-type case with black bezel calibrated for units per hour, screw back, screw-down crown and pushers, case, dial and movement signed, with a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and deployant clasp
37mm diam.

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Accompanied by Rolex cardboard slipcase, green leather-covered box, guarantee and instructions.

Rolex introduced the reference 6263 in 1971 and continued its production until the latter part of the 1980s.

Different versions of the model are described and illustrated in I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 328 - 335.