231 . Rolex
A very fine and extremely rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet
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Manufacturer |
Rolex |
Year |
1971 |
Reference No . |
6262 |
Case No . |
2 ’ 379 ’ 268 |
Model Name |
Cosmograph Daytona |
‘ Paul Newman Ghost ’ |
Material |
Stainless steel |
Calibre |
Mechanical , 727 , 17 jewels |
Bracelet / Strap Stainless steel Rolex Oyster |
bracelet , 180 mm . maximum length , |
end link stamped 71 |
Clasp / Buckle |
Stainless steel Rolex folding |
deployant clasp stamped 3.69 |
Dimensions |
36 mm . diameter |
Signed |
Case , dial and movement signed |
Estimate HKD 1,400,000-2,500,000 USD 180,000-300,000
Literature For another reference 6262 Paul Newman , please see Ultimate Rolex Daytona by Pucci Papaleo , page 272 and 273 .
The Rolex Daytona has become increasingly popular and valuable in recent years . Paul Newman dials are specially sought after because of the rarity of their production and their iconic fashion status . The Rolex reference 6262 was introduced in the beginning of the 1970s and was fitted with the new 727 Valjoux caliber and moved the ‘ Daytona ’ signature around the 12 hour register .
The present reference 6262 displays numerous points of great interest . The most striking and unusual of which is the very light Oyster signature suspended underneath Cosmograph giving the present watch the nickname ‘ The Ghost Oyster ’. Manufactured in 1971 with a 2.3 million serial number , the 6262 was made concurrently with the reference 6263 , which is the Oyster version of the Daytona that features screw down pushers and acrylic bezel .
The 6263 with ‘ Oyster Sotto ’ dial is today one of the most sought after and valuable Daytonas on the market . ‘ Oyster Sotto ’ is in Italian what we would translate into English ‘ Oyster down ’, which references the word ‘ Oyster ’ underneath ‘ Cosmograph ’. The market knows that the 6262 is fitted with a steel engraved bezel and the non-Oyster pushers . It is entirely possible that the dial was fitted and Singer or Rolex tried to conceal the word ‘ Oyster ’, which over the years has become more apparent . This is a theory as to this ‘ Ghost Oyster Paul Newman ’. The dial itself is really in exceptional condition and the registers do have the same black oxidation marks that are seen in all known ‘ Oyster Sotto ’ dials . The back of the dial is furthermore stamped ‘ Singer ’. The condition of the case and case numbers are also in extremely well preserved condition .