Few retailer signatures command as much attention as the Tiffany & Co. one. While originally the signature was applied to the dial on location at Tiffany, later on Rolex itself directly supplied Tiffany-signed timepieces to the retailer. Such co-signed watches can be considered in a category of their own, set apart and beyond their standard piers. Adding to their mystique and collectability, the relationship between the manufacturer and the retailer was interrupted in the 1990s, thus no more Tiffany signed Rolex watches are being produced.

The present example of pre-Daytona 6238 is indeed part of this rarified category, and one of the earliest Rolex timepieces to feature the exclusive detail. In fact, co-signed Rolex & Tiffany wristwatches began to appear in the late 1950s, not even five years before the present watch was sold. Furthermore, the ROW stamped movement indicates without a doubt that the watch was sold in the U.S.A., and the Rolex U.S.A. bracelet without numbers stamped to the endlinks is exactly what the connoisseur would expect from a Tiffany-signed Pre-Daytona. A true relic of a bygone epoch in the history of both companies, the appeal of the present timepiece is further boosted by the absolutely unrestored condition of its dial.