Rolex Daytona 6239

Ref. 6239An attractive stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with brown "tropical" subsidiary registers, bracelet, guarantee and presentation box

View our Conditions of Sale .The present watch is a stunning example of reference 6239. Launched in 1963, reference 6239 was cased mostly in stainless steel. Early examples did not display the "Daytona" signature on the dial. It was only later that the manufacture experimented with dial design, and printed Daytona in various positions to celebrate Rolex's sponsorship of the famed Nascar Stock Car race in Daytona Beach, Florida. The very first "Cosmograph" wristwatch, reference 6239, most notably featured the tachymeter scale on the bezel, unlike its predecessors reference 6238 or 6234 which featured the tachymeter scale on the dial. The present example features the "Daytona" text above the subsidiary register at 6 o'clock. Most notably, the subsidiary registers have aged to a particularly even and stunning brown tone, contrasting against the bold and unblemished white graphics. The dial also displays luminous dots that have aged with light patina. As an even nicer touch, the present watch is accompanied by two Rolex guarantees, product literature and presentation box.