Plate 326. Illustration generated from this record, not a photograph. No lettering or logos. Colours are approximate. Same scale on every plate.
- a Bezel
- tachymeter, steel
- b Dial
- white, markers: batons
- c Case
- steel, round
- d Strap
- bracelet, steel
Rolex · Chronograph
Cosmograph
Ref. 6239
Machine translation pending human review. Figures and sources match the original.
The first Cosmograph, hand-wound on a Valjoux base, designed for endurance racing. One example with a Paul Newman dial, the actor's own, sold in 2017 for $17.75 million at Phillips.
Price unconfirmed
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Why it matters
- Calibre 722 on a Valjoux 72 base
- The Daytona name reached the dial after launch
- Sold for USD 17,752,500 at Phillips in 2017
Specifications
- Line
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Year
- 1963
- Status
- Discontinued
- Range
- Luxury
- Diameter
- 37 mm
- Thickness
- unconfirmed
- Material
- steel
- Shape
- round
- Dial
- white
- Markers
- batons
- Date
- No
- Bezel
- tachymeter, steel
- Strap
- bracelet, steel
- Calibre
- 722
- Movement
- Hand-wound
- Power reserve
- 48 h
- Frequency
- 18,000 vph
- Jewels
- 17
- Water resistance
- unconfirmed
- Complications
- hours, minutes, small seconds, chronograph
Across the Archive
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Sources
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