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Rolex
Ref. 6264, inside caseback stamped 6239
Cosmograph Daytona
勞力士,「Cosmograph Daytona」型號6264,精鋼鏈帶腕錶,備計時功能、「tropical」棕色子盤,約1971年製
完整圖錄內容
The present example is a stainless steel reference 6264 fitted with a clean silvered dial featuring coffee brown “tropical” subsidiary dials. Presented in excellent overall condition with crisp case edges and lugs further charmed by the excellent condition of the bracelet, this present piece is highly desirable for lovers of vintage chronograph wristwatches. With the reference alone already one of the rarest, this is a fantastic opportunity to acquire an excellent and well preserved example of a reference 6264 with very attractive “tropical” subsidiary dials.
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.