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ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND FINE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND JUMBO LOGO AND TROPICAL SUB-DIALS
Lot 2388 ROLEX
JUMBO DAYTONA LOGO AND TROPICAL SUB-DIALS REF. 6239

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ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND FINE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND JUMBO LOGO AND TROPICAL SUB-DIALS

SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'520'036, CIRCA 1967

Closed27 November 2019

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HKD 1,125,000

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ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND FINE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND JUMBO LOGO AND TROPICAL SUB-DIALS
SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'520'036, CIRCA 1967
Movement: Cal. 722, manual, 17 jewels, signed
Dial: Jumbo Daytona logo with tropical sub-dials, signed
Case: Screw down crown, screw back, 37 mm. diam., signed
With: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster expandable bracelet and deployant clasp stamped "Rolex U.S.A." and "C & I", overall length approximately 180 mm.

Specialist note

The reference 6239, introduced in 1963, was the first Rolex chronograph to carry the legendary Daytona name, but while the name is now embedded in the mind of all serious watch enthusiasts, it did not appear on all early models. Different variations of printing emerged in the coming years with several fonts and sizes of "Daytona". Some of them were in small print or in a floating position, or in a "jumbo" print such as the present example. The sub-dials have aged nicely to an appealing tropical tone. Adding to its rarity, it comes with the early, slim and straight small seconds hand and the MK II bezel.