Rolex, Important & Rare Ref. 6239 "Paul Newman" Cosmograph
Daytona, circa 1969
Rolex, Important & Rare Ref. 6239 "Paul Newman" Cosmograph
Daytona, circa 1969
Case:
38 mm, stainless steel, three body, screw down case
back, tachymeter graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour,
screw down crown, round push buttons, C.R.S. case makers mark
(Charles Renee Spielman) , No. 1,988,033
Dial:
White, black subsidiary dials for the seconds, thirty
minute and twelve hour registers, steel baton hands, outermost red
1/5th seconds scale, steel indexes with luminous dots.
Movement:
caliber 722-1, rhodium finish, 17 jewels, adjusted
to three positions, straight line lever escapement, monometallic
balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance
spring
Band:
leather band, steel buckle
Signed:
Rolex on the dial, case and movement
The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref 6239, in this aesthetic
configuration, is the most original and authentic "Paul Newman"
Daytona, as it is the variant owned and worn by its namesake. It
features a tri-color reverse panda dial, pump pushers, and polished
steel bezel. This highly attractive and very well preserved Rolex
"Paul Newman" is fresh to the market and offered for sale, for the
very first time.