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Deep audit: ground 6239 chronology, variants, provenance, and market records |
Deep audit: ground 6239 chronology, tighten claims, add official source and gallery |
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| Lume || early dial materials vary; the Mark 1 double-Swiss/underline configuration is associated with the early transition, while later dials use tritium markings | | Lume || early dial materials vary; the Mark 1 double-Swiss/underline configuration is associated with the early transition, while later dials use tritium markings | ||
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| Significance || first Cosmograph reference; | | Significance || first Cosmograph reference; tachymeter moved to the bezel; later examples include exotic dials | ||
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== Special branches == | == Special branches == | ||
The Paul Newman dial is | The Paul Newman dial is a documented 6239 branch. Paul Newman’s personal watch sold at Phillips Winning Icons in 2017; that sale is a provenance record, not a benchmark for every exotic dial. | ||
Phillips sold LeeRoy Yarbrough’s black-dial 6239 as lot NY080118/13 in 2018; the caseback carries his name and racing record. The 18k yellow-gold 6239 known as the "Golden Pagoda" | Phillips sold LeeRoy Yarbrough’s black-dial 6239 as lot NY080118/13 in 2018; the caseback carries his name and racing record. The 18k yellow-gold 6239 known as the "Golden Pagoda" was offered at the same auction and later listed again; the sale figures belong in the auction record below. | ||
Retailer-signed dials are documented for Tiffany & Co., Beyer, and Serpico y Laino examples. The available records do not establish a complete census by dial mark. | Retailer-signed dials are documented for Tiffany & Co., Beyer, and Serpico y Laino examples. The available records do not establish a complete census by dial mark. | ||
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The 6239 inherits its case and Cal. 722 movement from the [[Reference:pre-daytona-chronographs|pre-Daytona chronograph]] line that runs from the late-1930s Antimagnetique through the 6238. It is the first reference to carry the Cosmograph Daytona name on the dial. | The 6239 inherits its case and Cal. 722 movement from the [[Reference:pre-daytona-chronographs|pre-Daytona chronograph]] line that runs from the late-1930s Antimagnetique through the 6238. It is the first reference to carry the Cosmograph Daytona name on the dial. | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180"> | |||
Ref 6239 hero.webp|6239 Cosmograph with engraved steel tachymeter bezel | |||
Ref 6239 dial-mark-1.webp|Early Mark 1 dial | |||
Ref 6239 dial-double-swiss-underline.webp|Double Swiss underline dial | |||
Ref 6239 dial-detail.webp|6239 dial detail | |||
Ref 6239 Newman watch.webp|Paul Newman’s documented 6239 | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* [https://www.rolex.com/about-rolex/history/1953-1967 Rolex history, 1953–1967] — official 1963 Cosmograph launch and bezel tachymeter history | |||
* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-first-rolex-daytona-by-benjamin-clymer Historical Perspectives: The Very First Rolex Daytona, Explained (Or, What Is A Double-Swiss Underline Daytona?)] — Benjamin Clymer, Hodinkee | * [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-first-rolex-daytona-by-benjamin-clymer Historical Perspectives: The Very First Rolex Daytona, Explained (Or, What Is A Double-Swiss Underline Daytona?)] — Benjamin Clymer, Hodinkee | ||
* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-vintage-watch-nerds-critical-dissection-of-the-rolex-daytona-past-to-present-part-1-3 In-Depth: A Vintage Watch Nerd's Critical Dissection of the Rolex Daytona, Past to Present (Part 1/3)] — Paul Boutros, Hodinkee | * [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-vintage-watch-nerds-critical-dissection-of-the-rolex-daytona-past-to-present-part-1-3 In-Depth: A Vintage Watch Nerd's Critical Dissection of the Rolex Daytona, Past to Present (Part 1/3)] — Paul Boutros, Hodinkee | ||