Rolex, Cosmograph Daytona, rare, steel chronograph wristwatch
Rolex, Cosmograph Daytona, rare, steel chronograph wristwatch
Signed Rolex, ref. 6264/6241, box no. 2372884, circa 1969
Cal. 727 Valjoux, mechanical, 17 jewels, matt silver dial, silver applied indexes, luminescent dot indexes, silver hands, chronograph with 2 black graduated counters and white numerals with center seconds, black subsidiary counter with graduation and white Arabic numerals for the seconds , black bezel graduated up to 200., diam. 37mm, box
Inaugurated in 1963, the Cosmograph collection was added the Daytona name in 1964, thus marking Rolex's attachment to motor sports and thus celebrating the brand's sponsorship which began 2 years earlier for the benefit of the circuit of the same name. This collection is one of the most emblematic of the house of Rolex. Available under different references, reference 6264 was produced from the end of the 1960s until 1972. This is the last model with a black bezel whose pushers are not secured by the system allowing them to be screwed in when they are not used.1607, Estimate CHF 20,000-30,000.-
Awarded CHF 38,000.-
, Rolex, Cosmograph Daytona , rare, steel chronograph wristwatch
Signed Rolex, ref. 6264/6241, box no. 2372884, circa 1969
Cal. 727 Valjoux, mechanical, 17 jewels, matt silver dial, silver applied indexes, luminescent dot indexes, silver hands, chronograph with 2 black graduated counters and white numerals with center seconds, black subsidiary counter with graduation and white Arabic numerals for the seconds , black bezel graduated up to 200., diam. 37mm, box
Inaugurated in 1963, the Cosmograph collection was added the Daytona name in 1964, thus marking Rolex's attachment to motor sports and thus celebrating the brand's sponsorship which began 2 years earlier for the benefit of the circuit of the same name. This collection is one of the most emblematic of the house of Rolex. Available under different references, reference 6264 was produced from the end of the 1960s until 1972. This is the last model with a black bezel whose pushers are not secured by the system allowing them to be screwed in when they are not used.