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Rolex
Ref. 6239
Cosmograph Daytona
An extremely rare and sought-after stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with "small Daytona" dial and bracelet
- Estimate
- CHF20,000 - 40,000€21,600 - 43,200$24,500 - 49,000
CHF35,560
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1964
- Reference No
- 6239
- Case No
- 1'475'592
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. 722, 17 jewels, stamped ROW
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex U.S.A. Oyster riveted bracelet stamped "RO874089" to the endlinks, max length 195mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex U.S.A. deployant clasp stamped "76" and hand-engraved "4128032"
- Dimensions
- 37mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial and movement signed, clasp signed by Rolex USA
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The reference 6239 was the very first model of the iconic Cosmograph Daytona family, and was produced from approximately 1963 until 1976. Available in stainless steel, 14K and 18K gold, the reference 6239 was the firm’s first chronograph with the tachymeter scale engraved on the bezel. The model was originally marketed as the "Le Mans". Yet, it was eventually dubbed the "Daytona” when Rolex sponsored the 24 Hours of Daytona automobile race.
The present example is fitted with a beautiful silvered dial and black subsidiary register, with a rare small "Floating Daytona" signature found at 12 o’clock. The early bezel, calibrated to 300 units per hour, remains in place, adding to the collectability of the piece.
This is an unusual and rare variant of the 6239 that will certainly please a discerning collector.
The present example is fitted with a beautiful silvered dial and black subsidiary register, with a rare small "Floating Daytona" signature found at 12 o’clock. The early bezel, calibrated to 300 units per hour, remains in place, adding to the collectability of the piece.
This is an unusual and rare variant of the 6239 that will certainly please a discerning collector.
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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