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Rolex. A rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and early "non Oyster" dial

SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, REF. 6240, MOVEMENT NO. 1'439'224, CIRCA 1967

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Rolex. A rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and early "non Oyster" dial
Signed Rolex, Cosmograph Daytona, ref. 6240, movement no. 1'439'224, circa 1967
Cal. 722 mechanical movement, 17 jewels, silvered brushed dial, applied baton numerals with luminous accents, luminous hands, three engine-turned black subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30 hours and 12 hours registers, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, black bezel calibrated for 200 units, screw back, screw down crown, two round screw down chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel Rolex Jubilee bracelet stamped 2.67, case, dial and movement signed
37.5 mm. diam.

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Prospective buyers should be aware that the importation of Rolex watches into the United States is highly restricted. Rolex watches may not be shipped into the USA and can only be imported personally. Generally a buyer may import only one watch into the USA. For further information please contact our specialists in charge of the sale. Please note other countries may have comparable import restrictions for luxury watches.

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Reference 6240 was the first "Oyster Cosmograph" model produced by Rolex. This innovation was marked predominantly by two things: the screw down push buttons and the designation "Oyster Cosmograph" on the dial.

However, what stands out about the present watch is its early non-Oyster dial, which makes no reference to the company's now standard screw down pushers. The watch, in fact, features a dial version better known on reference 6239, with the sought-after small, shifted Daytona designation. Only for a second generation of reference 6240, Rolex designed a dial with the Oyster denomination.

Other examples of Rolex chronograph models featuring the small "Daytona" designation are illustrated in 100 Superlative Rolex Watches by John Goldberger, pp. 238, 246 & 247 and in Rolex Daytona - A legend is Born by Carlo Pergola, Stefano Mazzariol, Giovanni Dosso, pp. 46 & 51.

Meanwhile, the more standard version of the reference 6240 with "Rolex Oyster Cosmograph dial" is described and illustrated in Rolex Daytona - A Legend is Born by Carlo Pergola, Stefano Mazzariol, Giovanni Dosso, pp. 76-92, in I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda by Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 304-311, and in 100 Superlative Rolex Watches by John Goldberger, p. 239.