Daytona 6239 Silver dial

Model: , ,
Year of issue: 1967
Reference number: 6239
Condition: worn
Status: sold
Dealer country: Belgium
Dealer name: Antoine Rauis
Price in EUR € n/a

Description

The first Cosmograph Daytona. Full steel, silver "T swiss T" dial, chronograph, 3 black counters, Oyster riveted bracelet (1/67), unscrewed pushers, steel bezel with tachymeter scale, plexiglas, screw-in crown, mechanical movement, 722. Serial : 1428xxx

Dealer

Antoine Rauis

DAYTONA BEACH 1960

Birth of a Horological Icon Timepiece  The myth around the iconic Rolex Daytona has spread around the world recent years. Always has the Daytona model been attached to motor racing, at first Rolex called their new Cosmograph the “Le Mans” and little later to “Daytona” when Rolex started to sponsor the well known U.S. speedway.
Cosmograph: a name that was to be the forerunner of great fortune. Actually, the choice of the name proved to be neither easy nor expected. Whilst Rolex on the one hand flirted with the car-racing world, on the other hand it could not remain unaware of the vast media attention, which at that time was surrounding the conquest of outer space.