Rolex. A rare and unusual stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and box

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Rolex. A rare and unusual stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and box

SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, PAUL NEWMAN MODEL, REF. 6240, CASE NO. 1'658'499, MANUFACTURED IN 1967

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Rolex. A rare and unusual stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and box
Signed Rolex, Cosmograph Daytona, Paul Newman model, Ref. 6240, case no. 1'658'499, manufactured in 1967
Cal. 722-1 nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, black dial, applied black square numerals with luminous accents, outer red fifths of a second divisions, luminous hands, three engine-turned silvered subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30 hours and 12 hours registers, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, black bezel calibrated for 200 units, screw back, screw down crown, two round screw down chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, case, dial and movement signed
37 mm. diam.

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Prospective buyers should be aware that the importation of Rolex watches into the United States is highly restricted. Rolex watches may not be shipped into the USA and can only be imported personally. Generally a buyer may import only one watch into the USA. For further information please contact our specialists in charge of the sale. Please note other countries may have comparable import restrictions for luxury watches.

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Lot Essay

With Rolex original fitted green presentation box and copy of Pisa Orologeria servicing invoice dated 3 May 2007.

Reference 6240 was the first "Oyster Cosmograph" model produced by Rolex. This novelty predominantly was characterized by the screw down push buttons. Reference 6240 was only in production during the second half of the 1960s and was replaced by the better known references 6263 and 6265.

This reference 6240 however is rather unusual as not fitted with the "Oyster Cosmograph" dial but with the version normally found on models without screwed pushers. According to the owner who bought the watch new over forty years ago, it never had a different dial. Albeit rather surprising given Rolex's highly standardized production in the 1960s, it shows that the first generation of Oyster Cosmographs were fitted with matching dials from the non-Oyster series.

Reference 6240 is described and illustrated in Rolex Daytona - a legend is born by Carlo Pergola, Stefano Mazzariol, Giovanni Dosso, pp. 76-92, in I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 304-311, and in 100 Superlative Rolex Watches by John Goldberger, p. 239.

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