A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH TROPICAL REGISTERS AND BRACELETREF 6262 CASE 2321021 DAYTONA PAUL NEWMAN CIRCA 1970
A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH TROPICAL REGISTERS AND BRACELETREF 6262 CASE 2321021 DAYTONA PAUL NEWMAN CIRCA 1970 stainless steel diameter 36 mm, bracelet circumference approximatively 175 mm , • cal. 727 manual winding movement, 17 jewels • cream dial, applied square and luminous indexes, black outer track with red calibrations, three engine-turned tropical subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour registers • stainless steel case, bezel calibrated for 200 units, chronograph pushers, screw-down crown and case back • case, dial and movement signed • with a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and folding claspROLEX | A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH TROPICAL REGISTERS AND BRACELETREF 6262 CASE 2321021 DAYTONA PAUL NEWMAN CIRCA 1970, Estimate
700,000 - 900,000 HKD
, Sold
1,250,000 HKD
, A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH TROPICAL REGISTERS AND BRACELETREF 6262 CASE 2321021 DAYTONA PAUL NEWMAN CIRCA 1970 stainless steel diameter 36 mm, bracelet circumference approximatively 175 mm , • cal. 727 manual winding movement, 17 jewels • cream dial, applied square and luminous indexes, black outer track with red calibrations, three engine-turned tropical subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour registers • stainless steel case, bezel calibrated for 200 units, chronograph pushers, screw-down crown and case back • case, dial and movement signed • with a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and folding clasp, Featuring a "Paul Newman" dial and steel bezel, the present watch is reference 6262 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona. Introduced in the beginning of the 1970s, the model was fitted with the 727 Valjoux caliber, Featuring a white dial the black subsidiary registers have aged to a warm brown and the dial is further enhanced with a red outer minute track. The white graphics within the black subsidiary registers feature strong serifs, and contrast wonderfully with the now brown surrounding color
All features are correct, including the "T Swiss T" designation on the bottom of the dial, which is slightly slanted and slopes up and down.