Important Watches: Part II
Important Watches: Part II
Rolex
'Pre-Daytona', Ref. 6238 Stainless steel chronograph wristwatch Circa 1964
Lot Closed
May 11, 12:09 PM GMT
Estimate
18,000 - 36,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Rolex
'Pre-Daytona', Ref. 6238
Stainless steel chronograph wristwatch
Circa 1964
Dial: silvered
Calibre: cal. 72 manual winding, 17 jewels
Case: stainless steel, screw-down back
Case number: 1'000'373
Dimensions: 37 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Rolex guarantee, original invoice and presentation case with outer packaging
Reference 6238, also known as the "Pre-Daytona", is the immediate predecessor of the first Cosmograph Daytona - reference 6239. Interestingly, they were made concurrently for a handful of years, with Ref 6238 serial numbers running as late as 1968, (circa 1.69m serial numbers), and Ref 6239 examples displaying serial numbers as early as 922k from 1963.