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	The 6234 is the Oyster chronograph Rolex sold from 1955 to 1961, a 36mm three-piece Oyster case with a screw-down caseback, pump pushers, smooth polished bezel, and a Valjoux 72 column-wheel chronograph stamped under the bridges as Cal. 72. It sits between the 6034, the monobloc-case predecessor that closed out the antimagnetic line, and the 6238 that takes the chronograph identity forward onto the larger 36mm Oyster case shared with the 6239 Cosmograph. Fewer than 2,400 were built across the run, the overwhelming majority of them in steel.		The 6234 is the Oyster chronograph Rolex sold from 1955 to 1961, a 36mm three-piece Oyster case with a screw-down caseback, pump pushers, smooth polished bezel, and a Valjoux 72 column-wheel chronograph stamped under the bridges as Cal. 72. It sits between the 6034, the monobloc-case predecessor that closed out the antimagnetic line, and the 6238 that takes the chronograph identity forward onto the larger 36mm Oyster case shared with the 6239 Cosmograph. Fewer than 2,400 were built across the run, the overwhelming majority of them in steel.
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	==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==		==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==

	The 6635 19mm rivet Oyster bracelet on a 57 end link is the period-correct fitment for steel 6234s. David Boettcher's [https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/ Vintage Watch Straps] survey of Rolex bracelet evolution catalogues the 6635 as the 19mm-lug rivet bracelet of the late-1950s sport-watch era, and ~~the Wind Vintage 6234 listing for~~ a 1962 example ~~records~~ 57 end links. The 7205 rivet bracelet that becomes standard on the 6238 from 1962 forward overlaps briefly at the very end of 6234 production. Gold-case 6234s left their retailers on matching gold rivet Oyster bracelets in the same karat weight as the case.		The 6635 19mm rivet Oyster bracelet on a 57 end link is the period-correct fitment for steel 6234s. David Boettcher's [https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/ Vintage Watch Straps] survey of Rolex bracelet evolution catalogues the 6635 as the 19mm-lug rivet bracelet of the late-1950s sport-watch era, and a documented 1962 example carries 57 end links. The 7205 rivet bracelet that becomes standard on the 6238 from 1962 forward overlaps briefly at the very end of 6234 production. Gold-case 6234s left their retailers on matching gold rivet Oyster bracelets in the same karat weight as the case.

	Many surviving 6234s are now on leather straps with Rolex pin buckles. Every Phillips lot recorded above (Start-Stop-Reset 2016, Geneva XV 2022, Geneva XVIII 2023) and the Sotheby's Olmsted 2025 example come on leather. The Sotheby's Daytona Capsule 2019 example (lot 11) is the one major-house lot in the captured record on its original rivet bracelet with folding clasp.		Many surviving 6234s are now on leather straps with Rolex pin buckles. Every Phillips lot recorded above (Start-Stop-Reset 2016, Geneva XV 2022, Geneva XVIII 2023) and the Sotheby's Olmsted 2025 example come on leather. The Sotheby's Daytona Capsule 2019 example (lot 11) is the one major-house lot in the captured record on its original rivet bracelet with folding clasp.
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	Gold 6234s trade in a different market and are too thinly distributed at auction to support a tight market generalisation. Sheldrake quotes Phillips 2020 results in the range of CHF 554,000 for an 18k example and CHF 412,000 for a steel black-dial example; both figures sit above the steel-only ceiling captured in the lots above and reflect the doubled scarcity of gold-cased examples in clean condition.		Gold 6234s trade in a different market and are too thinly distributed at auction to support a tight market generalisation. Sheldrake quotes Phillips 2020 results in the range of CHF 554,000 for an 18k example and CHF 412,000 for a steel black-dial example; both figures sit above the steel-only ceiling captured in the lots above and reflect the doubled scarcity of gold-cased examples in clean condition.

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			== Related references ==

			The 6234 is the last of the [[Reference:pre-daytona-chronographs\|pre-Daytona chronograph]] line before the 6238 hands the round-Oyster layout to the 6239 and the Cosmograph Daytona name in 1963.

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	* [https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/ David Boettcher, "Vintage Watch Straps — Rolex bracelet and clasp reference", vintagewatchstraps.com, 2026-04-18]		* [https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/ David Boettcher, "Vintage Watch Straps — Rolex bracelet and clasp reference", vintagewatchstraps.com, 2026-04-18]
	* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra		* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra

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	~~== Related references ==~~

	~~The 6234 is the last of the [[Reference:pre-daytona-chronographs\|pre-Daytona chronograph]] line before the 6238 hands the round-Oyster layout to the 6239 and the Cosmograph Daytona name in 1963.~~

	[[Category:Daytona Manual-Wind]]		[[Category:Daytona Manual-Wind]]
	[[Category:Daytona]]		[[Category:Daytona]]

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	Gold 6234s trade in a different market and are too thinly distributed at auction to support a tight market generalisation. Sheldrake quotes Phillips 2020 results in the range of CHF 554,000 for an 18k example and CHF 412,000 for a steel black-dial example; both figures sit above the steel-only ceiling captured in the lots above and reflect the doubled scarcity of gold-cased examples in clean condition.		Gold 6234s trade in a different market and are too thinly distributed at auction to support a tight market generalisation. Sheldrake quotes Phillips 2020 results in the range of CHF 554,000 for an 18k example and CHF 412,000 for a steel black-dial example; both figures sit above the steel-only ceiling captured in the lots above and reflect the doubled scarcity of gold-cased examples in clean condition.

	==Sources==		== Sources ==

	* [https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/rolex-pre-daytona-forgotten-classic Russell Sheldrake, "Is the Rolex Pre-Daytona a Forgotten Classic?", A Collected Man, 2020-08]		* [https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/rolex-pre-daytona-forgotten-classic Russell Sheldrake, "Is the Rolex Pre-Daytona a Forgotten Classic?", A Collected Man, 2020-08]

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	* [https://www.andreapiccinini.com/en/a-brief-history-of-vintage-rolex-chronographs-with-a-focus-on-the-pre-daytona-reference-6234/ Andrea Piccinini, "A brief history of vintage Rolex Chronographs with a focus on the pre-Daytona reference 6234", Andrea Piccinini, 2024-12-12]		* [https://www.andreapiccinini.com/en/a-brief-history-of-vintage-rolex-chronographs-with-a-focus-on-the-pre-daytona-reference-6234/ Andrea Piccinini, "A brief history of vintage Rolex Chronographs with a focus on the pre-Daytona reference 6234", Andrea Piccinini, 2024-12-12]
	* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080122/192 Phillips, "Rolex Reference 6234 — The Geneva Watch Auction: XV, Lot 192", Phillips, 2022-05-07]		* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080122/192 Phillips, "Rolex Reference 6234 — The Geneva Watch Auction: XV, Lot 192", Phillips, 2022-05-07]
	* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080223/95 Phillips, "Rolex Reference 6234 ~~‘‘Pre~~-~~Daytona’’~~ — The Geneva Watch Auction: XVIII, Lot 95", Phillips, 2023-11-03]		* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080223/95 Phillips, "Rolex Reference 6234 "Pre-Daytona" — The Geneva Watch Auction: XVIII, Lot 95", Phillips, 2023-11-03]
	* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080016/82 Phillips, "Rolex Reference 6234 — START-STOP-RESET: 88 Epic Stainless Steel Chronographs, Lot 82", Phillips, 2016-05-13]		* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080016/82 Phillips, "Rolex Reference 6234 — START-STOP-RESET: 88 Epic Stainless Steel Chronographs, Lot 82", Phillips, 2016-05-13]
	* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/the-rolex-daytona-capsule-collection/rolex-pre-daytona-ref-6234-a-stainless-steel Sotheby's, "Rolex Pre-Daytona Ref 6234 — The Rolex Daytona Capsule Collection, Lot 11", Sotheby's, 2019-05-30]		* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/the-rolex-daytona-capsule-collection/rolex-pre-daytona-ref-6234-a-stainless-steel Sotheby's, "Rolex Pre-Daytona Ref 6234 — The Rolex Daytona Capsule Collection, Lot 11", Sotheby's, 2019-05-30]
	* [https://www.sothebys.com/buy/e656f17d-8288-42a5-81a9-ffcadf35fe5d/lots/97ebec5f-dd5a-4a39-a4ab-1f2f5ae52fc4 Sotheby's, "Rolex Reference 6234 ~~‘‘Pre~~-~~Daytona’’~~ — Important Watches, The Olmsted Collection, Lot 65", Sotheby's, 2025-12-08]		* [https://www.sothebys.com/buy/e656f17d-8288-42a5-81a9-ffcadf35fe5d/lots/97ebec5f-dd5a-4a39-a4ab-1f2f5ae52fc4 Sotheby's, "Rolex Reference 6234 "Pre-Daytona" — Important Watches, The Olmsted Collection, Lot 65", Sotheby's, 2025-12-08]
	* [https://le-monde-edmond.com/rolex-chronograph-special/ Edmond Saran, "Le Monde Edmond — Rolex chronograph special", Le Monde Edmond, 2018-10-17]		* [https://le-monde-edmond.com/rolex-chronograph-special/ Edmond Saran, "Le Monde Edmond — Rolex chronograph special", Le Monde Edmond, 2018-10-17]
	* [https://le-monde-edmond.com/in-depth-review-rolex-6238-pre-daytona/ Edmond Saran, "Le Monde Edmond — In-Depth Review: Rolex 6238 Pre-Daytona", Le Monde Edmond, 2016-06-01]		* [https://le-monde-edmond.com/in-depth-review-rolex-6238-pre-daytona/ Edmond Saran, "Le Monde Edmond — In-Depth Review: Rolex 6238 Pre-Daytona", Le Monde Edmond, 2016-06-01]

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