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ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET
Lot 55

ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET

SIGNED ROLEX, CHRONOGRAPH, CASE NO. 1226550, REF. 6238, CIRCA 1959

Closed24 April 2008

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ROLEX. A FINE AND RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET
SIGNED ROLEX, CHRONOGRAPH, CASE NO. 1226550, REF. 6238, CIRCA 1959
Cal. 722 nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, mono-metallic compensation balance, adjusted to 3 positions, silvered 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, circular water-resistant-type case, screw back and screw-down crown, case, dial and movement signed, with a stainless steel Rolex Jubliee bracelet and deployant clasp
36mm diam.

Specialist note

The reference 6238 is known among collectors as the "Pre-Daytona". It was the immediate predecessor of the 6239, the first Rolex Cosmograph Daytona. The 6238 first appeared in Rolex catalogues in 1964 and remained through 1967. The watch was produced in stainless steel, 14k and 18k gold with the 14k gold model destined for the North American market. The reference 6238 was outfitted with the 722 calibre which was an improvement over the earlier 72B.

This model is described and illustrated in I Cronografi Rolex- LA Leggenda, Pucci Papaelo Editore, p. 286.