ROLEX. A RARE AND DESIRABLE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH ‘PAUL NEWMAN’ DIAL AND BRACELET
ROLEX. A RARE AND DESIRABLE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH ‘PAUL NEWMAN’ DIAL AND BRACELET
ROLEX. A RARE AND DESIRABLE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH ‘PAUL NEWMAN’ DIAL AND BRACELET
ROLEX. A RARE AND DESIRABLE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH ‘PAUL NEWMAN’ DIAL AND BRACELET
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ROLEXDAYTONA 'PAUL NEWMAN' REF. 6240THE PROPERTY OF PRIVATE COLLECTOR
ROLEX. A RARE AND DESIRABLE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH ‘PAUL NEWMAN’ DIAL AND BRACELET

SIGNED ROLEX, DAYTONA 'PAUL NEWMAN' MODEL, REF. 6240, CASE NO. 1'659'454, CIRCA 1967

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ROLEX. A RARE AND DESIRABLE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH ‘PAUL NEWMAN’ DIAL AND BRACELET
SIGNED ROLEX, DAYTONA 'PAUL NEWMAN' MODEL, REF. 6240, CASE NO. 1'659'454, CIRCA 1967
Movement: Manual
Dial: Black
Case: 37.5 mm. diam., inside case back stamped 6240
With: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and deployant clasp stamped 4.67, overall length approximately 170 mm.

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Lot Essay

The present privately owned reference 6240 represents the all too rare opportunity to obtain a superbly preserved Rolex Cosmographs with Paul Newman dial.

Amongst the most highly coveted timepieces, the Rolex Daytona has established itself as a true icon within the world of watch collecting. From its origination, the model has encountered a multitude of variations from dials to cases and movements, all illustrating the incessant quest for innovations of Rolex, while staying true to its heritage.

A strong favorite for many, the present chronograph features a very coveted black Paul Newman dial contrasting with the white subsidiary registers. Enhancing its appeal by its well preserved stainless steel case, with well-defined proportions and edges and a correct stainless steel case back stamped 6240. The present wristwatch is doubtlessly a very attractive and rare example of the reference.

Reference 6240
Reference 6240 was introduced in late 1965 as the first waterproof Cosmograph model to be produced by Rolex. This new innovation was predominantly characterized by the introduction of screw-down chronograph pushers in addition to the screw-down crown. In production only during the second half of the 1960s, it is thought that no more than 1750 examples were made. The reference 6240 was in essence an experimental model which Rolex used in order to trial different dial designs and to perfect the waterproofness of the model which emerged fully as the now better known references 6263 and 6265.

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