Details

CIRCA: 1968
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel
CASE DIAMETER: 37mm
BRACELET MATERIAL: Stainless steel Rivet
BRACELET SIZE: 6.5 inches / 165mm
DIAL: Black Paul Newman
MOVEMENT: Manual
FUNCTIONS: Chronograph
CALIBER: 72
BOX: No
PAPERS: No





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The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona is among the most appreciated and recognized chronograph models by any manufacturer. When it comes fitted with the rare “exotic” or so-called “Paul Newman” dial, its rarity, aesthetic appeal, and collectability are profoundly increased. This dial, distinguished by the three dimensional construction, with sunken subsidiary dials and sunken outer chapter ring, was an alternative dial offered to clients at the time. Ironically, this variation was not appreciated by the market at the time of its production. It took decades for collectors to prize this "exotic" dial variation. The watch currently offered is a reference 6239, the first model of the revered Daytona. Distinguished by its steel bezel and non-screw down crowns, the 6239 represents the beginning of the most famous racing watch of all-time.

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