Reference:6238: Difference between revisions

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| '''Production''' || 1962 to 1968 per Monochrome 2024; 1961 to 1967/68 per A Collected Man (Sheldrake 2020), with overlap into early 6239 production

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| '''Total production''' || ~~~3,965 (Dewitte, A Collected Man):~~ ~3,590 in steel, ~225 in 14k yellow gold, ~150 in 18k yellow gold

| '''Total production''' || ~3,590 in steel, ~225 in 14k yellow gold, ~150 in 18k yellow gold per Teddy Dewitte (A Collected Man, 2020); ~3,965 is the sum of the three, not a published total

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| '''Case''' || 36mm stainless steel; 14k or 18k yellow gold variants; pump (non-screw) pushers; no crown guards

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== Production outline ==

Production dates differ by a year at each end. Erik Slaven's [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-daytona-chronograph-1963-in-depth-review/ Monochrome Daytona history] sets the run 1962–1968. Sheldrake~~, working from Edmond Saran~~ and ~~Pucci Dewitte, brackets it 1961–1967/68~~. Both place 6238 production overlapping early 6239 output.

Production dates differ by a year at each end. Erik Slaven's [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-daytona-chronograph-1963-in-depth-review/ Monochrome Daytona history] sets the run 1962–1968. Sheldrake's A Collected Man survey opens the run in 1961 and reports that published sources split between 1967 and 1968 on the close. Both place 6238 production overlapping early 6239 output.

Dewitte's production ~~figures break down as~~ roughly 3,590 in steel, 225 in 14k yellow gold, and 150 in 18k yellow gold, about 3,965 watches ~~across~~ the ~~run~~. The two karat weights track the same US import-tax mechanism that drove the 6234's split: 14k carried a lower duty into the United States and was typically destined for that market, while 18k went elsewhere. ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' does not break the figure out separately, and Dewitte's numbers are what the published market works from.

Teddy Dewitte, the Pre-Daytona collector Sheldrake interviewed for that piece, puts production at roughly 3,590 in steel, 225 in 14k yellow gold, and 150 in 18k yellow gold. Those three figures sum to about 3,965 watches; the total is derived, not a number Sheldrake publishes. The two karat weights track the same US import-tax mechanism that drove the 6234's split: 14k carried a lower duty into the United States and was typically destined for that market, while 18k went elsewhere. ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' does not break the figure out separately, and Dewitte's numbers are what the published market works from.

The serial bands track the run cleanly. First-year production sits in the 840,000 to 919,000 band, roughly 1962. The 950,000 to 997,000 band falls in 1963, the year the 6239 arrives. Serials from 1.0M to 1.5M cover 1964 to 1966, the bulk of production, and late examples in the 1.5M to 1.9M band carry into 1967 and 1968. Carlo Pergola's ''Rolex Daytona: A Legend Is Born'' supplies the serial-year matching; the published literature does not break finer than that.

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== Sources ==

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

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

* [https://le-monde-edmond.com/in-depth-review-rolex-6238-pre-daytona/ Le Monde Edmond — In-Depth Review: Rolex 6238 Pre-Daytona] — Edmond Saran, Le Monde Edmond

* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-daytona-chronograph-1963-in-depth-review/ In-Depth: The History of the Rolex Daytona, The Emblematic Racing Chronograph] — Erik Slaven, Monochrome

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 | '''Production''' || 1962 to 1968 per Monochrome 2024; 1961 to 1967/68 per A Collected Man (Sheldrake 2020), with overlap into early 6239 production
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-| '''Total production''' || ~3,965 (Dewitte, A Collected Man): ~3,590 in steel, ~225 in 14k yellow gold, ~150 in 18k yellow gold
+| '''Total production''' || ~3,590 in steel, ~225 in 14k yellow gold, ~150 in 18k yellow gold per Teddy Dewitte (A Collected Man, 2020); ~3,965 is the sum of the three, not a published total
 |-
 | '''Case''' || 36mm stainless steel; 14k or 18k yellow gold variants; pump (non-screw) pushers; no crown guards
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 == Production outline ==
-Production dates differ by a year at each end. Erik Slaven's [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-daytona-chronograph-1963-in-depth-review/ Monochrome Daytona history] sets the run 1962–1968. Sheldrake, working from Edmond Saran and Pucci Dewitte, brackets it 1961–1967/68. Both place 6238 production overlapping early 6239 output.
+Production dates differ by a year at each end. Erik Slaven's [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-daytona-chronograph-1963-in-depth-review/ Monochrome Daytona history] sets the run 1962–1968. Sheldrake's A Collected Man survey opens the run in 1961 and reports that published sources split between 1967 and 1968 on the close. Both place 6238 production overlapping early 6239 output.
-Dewitte's production figures break down as roughly 3,590 in steel, 225 in 14k yellow gold, and 150 in 18k yellow gold, about 3,965 watches across the run. The two karat weights track the same US import-tax mechanism that drove the 6234's split: 14k carried a lower duty into the United States and was typically destined for that market, while 18k went elsewhere. ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' does not break the figure out separately, and Dewitte's numbers are what the published market works from.
+Teddy Dewitte, the Pre-Daytona collector Sheldrake interviewed for that piece, puts production at roughly 3,590 in steel, 225 in 14k yellow gold, and 150 in 18k yellow gold. Those three figures sum to about 3,965 watches; the total is derived, not a number Sheldrake publishes. The two karat weights track the same US import-tax mechanism that drove the 6234's split: 14k carried a lower duty into the United States and was typically destined for that market, while 18k went elsewhere. ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' does not break the figure out separately, and Dewitte's numbers are what the published market works from.
 The serial bands track the run cleanly. First-year production sits in the 840,000 to 919,000 band, roughly 1962. The 950,000 to 997,000 band falls in 1963, the year the 6239 arrives. Serials from 1.0M to 1.5M cover 1964 to 1966, the bulk of production, and late examples in the 1.5M to 1.9M band carry into 1967 and 1968. Carlo Pergola's ''Rolex Daytona: A Legend Is Born'' supplies the serial-year matching; the published literature does not break finer than that.
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 == Sources ==
-* [https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/rolex-pre-daytona-forgotten-classic Is the Rolex Pre-Daytona a Forgotten Classic?] — Russell Sheldrake, A Collected Man
+* [https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/rolex-pre-daytona-forgotten-classic Is the Rolex Pre-Daytona a Forgotten Classic?] — Russell Sheldrake, A Collected Man, August 2020
 * [https://le-monde-edmond.com/in-depth-review-rolex-6238-pre-daytona/ Le Monde Edmond — In-Depth Review: Rolex 6238 Pre-Daytona] — Edmond Saran, Le Monde Edmond
 * [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-daytona-chronograph-1963-in-depth-review/ In-Depth: The History of the Rolex Daytona, The Emblematic Racing Chronograph] — Erik Slaven, Monochrome