Live Auction 1353Important Pocketwatches and Wristwatches
Rolex. An unusual stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with brown-coloured subsidiary dials
Lot 221

Rolex. An unusual stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with brown-coloured subsidiary dials

SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1475697, MANUFACTURED IN 1966

Closed12 May 2008

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Rolex. An unusual stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with brown-coloured subsidiary dials
Signed Rolex, Cosmograph Daytona, ref. 6239, case no. 1475697, manufactured in 1966
Cal. 722 nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, the silvered brushed dial with applied baton numerals with luminous accents, luminous hands, three engine-turned black subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, in tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case with blank bezel calibrated to 300 units per hour, screw back and screw down crown, two round chronograph buttons in the band, case, dial and movement signed
37 mm. diam.

Specialist note

The present watch is certainly one of the most attractive Daytonas for any aficionado of sport chronographs. A reference 6239 from the mid 1960s featuring the pure non-Paul Newman dial, the designation "Daytona" is still printed above the centre and not yet around the 12 hours register at 6 o'clock as found on examples from the 1970s. Its charisma is the result of the fascinating colour of the subsidiary dials which over the years has changed from black to a warm chocolate brown.

An other Daytona with a nearly identical dial featuring the same "Daytona" logo and brown subsidiary dials is described and illustrated in I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo, Editore, p. 304 & 305.