Important Watches: Part I
Important Watches: Part I
Rolex
'Pre-Daytona', Reference 6238 | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch | Circa 1966
Auction Closed
May 11, 11:29 AM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 30,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Dial: silvered
Calibre: cal. 722 manual winding, 17 jewels, stamped R.O.W.
Case: stainless steel, screw-down case back
Case number: 1'207'298
Size: 36 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: no
Papers: no
Accessories: none
A precursor to the Reference 6239, the Reference 6238 was produced from the early 1960s until 1967 and is popularly referred to amongst collectors as the ‘Pre-Daytona.’ The model is distinguished as the last Rolex chronograph made with a smooth polished bezel and with the tachometer scale on the dial.
This Pre-Daytona is offered with a signature sunburst silvered dial, known in the sale catalogues as "cadran soleil argent".