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Rolex
Ref. 6238
Pre-Daytona
A stunning and well-preserved stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet
完整圖錄內容
• Exceptional “Pre-Daytona” chronograph
• Extremely well-preserved dial
The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona has grown to mythic proportions and is surely one model that would appear on any list of great watches and for good reason. These early tool watches are as contemporary and modern now as they were 60 years ago. While the Daytona is the most discussed Rolex chronograph, it comes from a long line of sporty Rolex chronograph models extending back to the early 1930s. The reference 6238, known as the “Pre-Daytona” chronograph, is the immediate predecessor of the reference 6239, the first Daytona chronograph.
Rolex’s reference 6238 is recognized both for its rarity, attractiveness, and historical significance to the brand’s history as it was the last model to feature a tachymeter scale on the dial, before it was moved to the bezel as seen on all Daytona models made to the present day. The present “Pre-Daytona” features a stunning and flawless silvered dial with luminous hour markers and hands that have aged to a pleasing warm yellowish hue, and a radiant sunburst pattern. The caliber 72B is stamped “ROW” indicating its import in to the United States.
The reference 6238 is a sporty and classic chronograph wristwatch that marked the end of an era, but also paved the way for a new age. It is a chic and easily wearable timepiece offering rarity, great value, and outstanding aesthetics for the enthusiast.
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.