The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 221

Ref. 6239. Stainless Steel ? Cosmograph Daytona? Rolex, ?Cosmograph, Daytona?, Ref. 6239 ?1st Generation?. Case No. 1463469. Made in 1966. Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman' s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and stainless steel bezel with tachometer graduated to 300UPH and a stainless steel Rolex buckle.

CHF 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 13,000 - 16,000 / USD 16,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 34,220

C. Three body, polished and brushed screwed case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 300 units per hour. D. Bi-color silver and black with applied steel baton indexes, luminous dots outer minute/seconds divisions, subsidiary seconds, 12- hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel "baton" hands. M. Cal 72B 13"', rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 14 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Reference 6263 was produced from 1964 to 1979/1970. There are two distinct generations of this reference: the first from 1964-1967 with bezel graduated to 300 UPH and the second from 1968-1970 with bezel graduated to 200 UPH. This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 439.