Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 10, 2013

LOT 502

ROLEX REF 6239 COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA STEEL, FIRST BIG RED Rolex, "Cosmograph Daytona" case No. 2046815, Ref. 6239. Made in 1969. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

HKD 165,000 - 250,000 / USD 21,000 - 32,000

Three-body, polished and brushed, tachometer graduation on the steel bezel to 200 units per hour, screwed down case back and winding crown. Bicolor silver and black with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 722-1, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3-8

Good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-7-01

Good

Oxidized

HANDS Original

Notes

DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 14 mm. Left in untouched condition, the ownerâ??s wish was to leave it just the way it was with no polish or no cosmetic attention brought to the watch. Purchased new, this 6239 has the characteristic of later Daytonas as it has the word Daytona in large red letters which is known to collectors as â??Big Redâ?. It may well be one of the first to appear to the market and may well be considered as a pre-production model for the later 6263 and 6265â??s.