108th Auction
2023/5/20
Lot 277
RolexPre-Daytona
A rare charismatic vintage wrist chronograph with black tachy and blue telemeter scale
estimated
32.000—45.000 €
Price realized
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specific features
Case
Steel, screw back ref. 6234, screwed "Twinlock" winding crown, non-screwed down round chronograph pushers, US-American "coffee bean" steel "Jubilee" bracelet (professionally refurbished), US-American Rolex clasp, bracelet length 135 mm, total length 165 mm.
Dial
Silvered, applied arrow-shaped indexes with luminous radium dots, luminous alpha hands (radium).
Movement
Manual.
Case no.425560
Ref.6234
Cal.Valjoux 72
Diam.36 mm
Circa1958
Ctry.Switzerland
This timepiece has a very sporty appeal, particularly because of the bright blue telemeter scale and the dart indexes on the uniformly aged chronograph dia. Despite its age the steel case with matching bracelet is in excellent, well-looked after condition.
Reference 6234 was produced between 1955 and 1961. It is regarded as forerunner of the Cosmograph Daytona model - the shape of its case is strongly influenced by it.