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ROLEX. AN EXCEPTIONAL AND EXTREMELY RARE 18K GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH CHAMPAGNE PAUL NEWMAN DIAL AND BRACELET

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06.11.2022 11:00UTC +02:00
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Lot 2089 | ROLEX. AN EXCEPTIONAL AND EXTREMELY RARE 18K GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH CHAMPAGNE PAUL NEWMAN DIAL AND BRACELET
ROLEX. AN EXCEPTIONAL AND EXTREMELY RARE 18K GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH CHAMPAGNE PAUL NEWMAN DIAL AND BRACELET

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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Manufactur:Rolex
Applied technique:Mechanical movement
Medium:Gold, Yellow gold
Art style:Pre War, Vintage
Auction house category:Wrist watches
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