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It is remarkable that even in 2025, there can be completely new discoveries of the rarest Rolex wristwatches that are unknown to the market and have, even more remarkably, remained in the possession of their original owners since the 1960s. The present watch is beyond exciting as one of these previously undiscovered treasures, moreover it is the first example with this dial configuration without the name ‘Daytona’ to appear at auction in almost a decade. Consigned by its original owner it is, naturally, entirely fresh to the market.
Extremely beautiful and unquestionably of world-class importance, this steel Cosmograph nicknamed 'The Doctor' features a pulsations dial with the model name ‘Cosmograph’ but without the ‘Daytona’ name. It is one of the scarcest variants of reference 6239 and indeed among the entire Cosmograph family. Few collectors have ever had the privilege to see or handle an example of this immense rarity. Made in 1967, very few have surfaced over the years and it is one of only a tiny number, probably less than five examples, known to exist today. Two different dial types are known, those featuring the name ‘Daytona’ above the 12-hour register, and those such as the present watch, without the ‘Daytona’ name. Whilst an example with the ‘Daytona’ name has appeared at auction in recent years, the present watch is the first example without the ‘Daytona’ name to be offered since 2016. It features a silvered soleil dial with black subsidiary dials and an outer bright blue pulsations scale calibrated for 15 pulsations. Chronographs with pulsation scales were created for medical doctors in the days when a wristwatch was commonly used to take the pulse of a patient, hence this ultra rare Rolex Cosmograph model gained its nickname 'The Doctor'.
The desirability of the present watch is further enhanced by its superb and original overall condition. The highly attractive dial has a quite distinctive ‘pared-down’ aesthetic in comparison with a standard 6239 dial, and was evidently created specifically for this special ‘doctor’s’ model. Close study shows that in order to allow space for the pulsations scale, the black minute track and ‘T Swiss T’ text are repositioned as are the applied hour indexes.
Undoubtedly one of the greatest prizes among all Rolex Cosmographs, the present watch cannot fail to impress even the most exacting collectors by its excellent and honest originality and its stunningly attractive ‘Pulsations’ dial.
Reference 6239
The very first model of the celebrated ‘Daytona’ series, 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. Produced 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 to mark Rolex's sponsorship of the renowned NASCAR stock car race.
Extremely beautiful and unquestionably of world-class importance, this steel Cosmograph nicknamed 'The Doctor' features a pulsations dial with the model name ‘Cosmograph’ but without the ‘Daytona’ name. It is one of the scarcest variants of reference 6239 and indeed among the entire Cosmograph family. Few collectors have ever had the privilege to see or handle an example of this immense rarity. Made in 1967, very few have surfaced over the years and it is one of only a tiny number, probably less than five examples, known to exist today. Two different dial types are known, those featuring the name ‘Daytona’ above the 12-hour register, and those such as the present watch, without the ‘Daytona’ name. Whilst an example with the ‘Daytona’ name has appeared at auction in recent years, the present watch is the first example without the ‘Daytona’ name to be offered since 2016. It features a silvered soleil dial with black subsidiary dials and an outer bright blue pulsations scale calibrated for 15 pulsations. Chronographs with pulsation scales were created for medical doctors in the days when a wristwatch was commonly used to take the pulse of a patient, hence this ultra rare Rolex Cosmograph model gained its nickname 'The Doctor'.
The desirability of the present watch is further enhanced by its superb and original overall condition. The highly attractive dial has a quite distinctive ‘pared-down’ aesthetic in comparison with a standard 6239 dial, and was evidently created specifically for this special ‘doctor’s’ model. Close study shows that in order to allow space for the pulsations scale, the black minute track and ‘T Swiss T’ text are repositioned as are the applied hour indexes.
Undoubtedly one of the greatest prizes among all Rolex Cosmographs, the present watch cannot fail to impress even the most exacting collectors by its excellent and honest originality and its stunningly attractive ‘Pulsations’ dial.
Reference 6239
The very first model of the celebrated ‘Daytona’ series, 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. Produced 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 to mark Rolex's sponsorship of the renowned NASCAR stock car race.