ROLEX. AN EXCEPTIONAL AND EXTREMELY RARE 18K GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH CHAMPAGNE PAUL NEWMAN DIAL AND BRACELET
06.11.2022 11:00UTC +01:00
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| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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| Event location | Switzerland, Geneva |
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ID 832643
Lot 2089 | ROLEX. AN EXCEPTIONAL AND EXTREMELY RARE 18K GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH CHAMPAGNE PAUL NEWMAN DIAL AND BRACELET
Estimate value
CHF 600 000 – 1 000 000
SIGNED ROLEX, DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 6241, CASE NO. 1'757'900, CIRCA 1968
Movement: Manual
Dial: Champagne
Case: 37.5 mm. diam., inside case back stamped 6241
With: 18k gold Rolex riveted expandable Oyster bracelet, end links stamped ‘71’, deployant clasp stamped '7205 RS4’, overall length approximately 185 mm., Rolex service invoice dated 2015
Remark: The rarity of the 18K gold reference 6241 with ‘Champagne Paul Newman’ dial is approximately on parity with the reference 6241 ‘John Player Special’
Literature
For detailed descriptions and illustrations of reference 6241 see: ‘Rolex Daytona - a legend is born’, Carlo Pergola, Stefano Mazzariol, Giovanni Dosso, pp. 94-108.
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Christie's has provided a minimum price guarantee and has a direct financial interest in this lot. Christie's has financed all or a part of such interest through a third party. Such third parties generally benefit financially if a guaranteed lot is sold. See the Important Notices in the Conditions of Sale for more information.
| Manufactur: | Rolex |
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| Applied technique: | Mechanical movement |
| Medium: | Gold, Yellow gold |
| Art style: | Pre War, Vintage |
| Auction house category: | Wrist watches |
| Manufactur: | Rolex |
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| Applied technique: | Mechanical movement |
| Medium: | Gold, Yellow gold |
| Art style: | Pre War, Vintage |
| Auction house category: | Wrist watches |
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