Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel manual wind chronograph wristwatch
Model: Cosmograph Daytona
Reference: 6239/6242
Date: Circa 1969
Movement: 17-jewel Cal.722-1 manual wind, free-sprung Glucydor Microstella balance, column wheel chronograph, adjusted to 3 positions
Dial: Sunburst silvered, applied polished baton hour markers, black outer 1/5th second divisions, sunken tropicalised subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9 for seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, polished baton hands with luminous inserts, black centre chronograph hand
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back stamped CRS, screw down crown flanked by twin screw down pushers, tachymetre to bezel, No.2045473
Strap/Bracelet: Brown leather
Buckle/Clasp: Associated steel buckle
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 36mm
Accompaniments: A service guarantee from 2005 and a letter from Rolex 2009 returning the watch unserviced due to its age