Live Auction 1372Important Watches Including A CONNOISSEUR'S VISION PART II
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Lot 34

Rolex. A rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet

SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, PAUL NEWMAN MODEL. REF. 6262, CASE NO. 2'413'933, MANUFACTURE IN 1970

Closed10 May 2010

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Rolex. A rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet
Signed Rolex, Cosmograph Daytona, Paul Newman model. Ref. 6262, case no. 2'413'933, manufacture in 1970
Cal. 727 nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, cream dial, applied square-shaped numerals with luminous accents on outer black chapter ring, white fifths of a second divisions, luminous hands, 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 300 units, screw back, screw down crown, two chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and deployant clasp stamped 1.71, case, dial and movement signed
37 mm. diam.

Specialist note

The Daytona chronograph reference 6262 was launched in the late 1960s and remained in production until around 1972. The model was updated with a new movement, caliber 727, and was available with stainless steel, 14K and 18K gold, the dials either standard two-tone or the Paul Newman version.

Reference 6262 is illustrated and described in Rolex Daytona - a legend is born by Carlo Pergola, Stefano Mazzariol, Giovanni Dosso, pp. 110-130.