Rolex

Rolex produced reference 6240 for a limited time between 1965 and 1969, and regarded it as an experimental watch.  It was the first water resistant Cosmograph ‘Daytona’, differing from the references 6239 and 6241 by having screw-down chronograph pushers.

Pleasingly, this watch retains its original screw-down pushers, known as "millerighe" pushers that were often replaced at service with later, deeper grooved pushers for improved grip. Furthermore, the watch retains its highly attractive ‘Paul Newman’ exotic dial, characterized by its square markers in the chronograph scale and subsidiary dials, as well as the alternating patterning of the coloration.

The present lot is in excellent condition, and the serial number matches what research believes to be correct for Rolex 6240s with originally fitted Paul Newman dials. They should, just like the present lot, be starting with 1'659'XXX.