Live Auction 1891Important Pocket Watches And Wristwatches
ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BLACK DIAL
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ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BLACK DIAL

SIGNED ROLEX, CHRONOGRAPH, CASE NO. 1206608, REF. 6238, CIRCA 1965

Closed17 October 2007

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ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BLACK DIAL
SIGNED ROLEX, CHRONOGRAPH, CASE NO. 1206608, REF. 6238, CIRCA 1965
Cal. 722 nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, mono-metallic compensation balance, adjusted to 3 positions, black matte dial with applied baton numerals, luminescent accents and hands, three subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour registers, outer ring calibrated for tachometer, tonneau water-resistant-type case, screw back and screw-down crown, case, dial and movement signed
36mm diam.

Specialist note

Amongst collectors, the reference 6238 is often referred to as the "Pre-Daytona". The reference 6238 is the immediate predecessor of the reference 6239, the first Cosmograph Daytona released by Rolex. It was produced from the early 1960s to circa 1967 in stainless steel and 18K gold, as well as a small series in 14k gold destined for the North American market. The present watch is a rare variant with a black matte dial of the third series of production of this reference.

This model is described and illustrated in I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, p. 288.