ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET

SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH, "PAUL NEWMAN DAYTONA", CASE NO. 1766205, REF. 6241, CIRCA 1968

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ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET
Signed Rolex, Cosmograph, "Paul Newman Daytona", Case No. 1766205, Ref. 6241, circa 1968
Cal. 722-1 nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, mono-metallic compensation balance, adjusted to 3 positions, black matte dial with square black numerals with luminescent accents, luminescent hands, three white engine-turned subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour registers, outer white ring with red fifths of a second divisions, tonneau water-resistant-type case with black bezel calibrated for units per hour, screw-down crown and screw back, case, dial and movement signed, with a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and deployant clasp
37mm diam.

Lot Essay

Rolex produced the reference 6241 from 1965 to circa 1969 in stainless steel, 18k and 14k gold versions.

This model is illustrated in I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, p. 312.

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