ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET
ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET
ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET
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ROLEXDAYTONA ‘CHERRY LOGO’ REF. 6239
ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET

SIGNED ROLEX, DAYTONA 'CHERRY LOGO' MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'597'258, CIRCA 1967

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ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET
SIGNED ROLEX, DAYTONA 'CHERRY LOGO' MODEL, REF. 6239, CASE NO. 1'597'258, CIRCA 1967
Movement: Manual
Dial: Silvered
Case: 36 mm. diam.
With: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster Riveted bracelet and deployant clasp, overall length approximately 190 mm., Rolex Paris service document dated 3 November 1971, Rolex Geneva service documents dated 2023, product literature, presentation box and outer packaging

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A superb example of the reference 6239 ‘cherry logo’ Daytona from the final period of production, the present watch has been wonderfully cared for by its present owner, the beautiful silvered dial with matte black sunken subsidiary dials and the highly desirable, cherry-red ‘Daytona’ printed above the 12-hour register has remained original and unspoiled. The Mark II bezel, calibrated to 300 units per hour, remains in place - The mark II bezel was produced just up to 1967.

The movement caliber 722-1 which had evolved from the caliber 72 B was only used in the reference 6239 between 1967 and 1969. The present watch is one of the earlier examples to be fitted with a caliber 722-1 movement.

Reference 6239
The very first model of the celebrated Daytona series, it succeeded reference 6238 and could be found in sales catalogues in Europe as of 1964. It is thought though that the model was available in the US already in 1963. Available in stainless steel, 14k and 18k gold, reference 6239 was the firm's first chronograph with the tachymetre scale engraved on the bezel and the subsidiary dials printed in a different colour than the main dial for better readability. The dials of the early models featured only the designation ‘Cosmograph’, referring to the outer space travels of the early 60s. The ‘Daytona’ was added on later series watches such as the present watch to mark Rolex's sponsorship of the renowned NASCAR stock car race.

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