Details
CIRCA: 1966
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel with engraved tachymeter scale bezel
DIAMETER: 36.5 mm.
BRACELET: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet
DIAL: Black with silver sub dials
MOVEMENT: Cal. 72, manual-winding
FUNCTIONS: Time, chronograph, tachymeter scale

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The reference 6239 was the very first model of the celebrated "Daytona" series and could be found in sales catalogues in Europe as of 1964, though it is thought that the model was available in the US already in 1963. This model was available in stainless steel, 14k and 18k gold, reference 6239 was the firm's first chronograph with the tachometer scale engraved on the bezel and the subsidiary dials printed in a different color than the main dial for better readability.

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