【Quark·Antique labor appreciation】Ref.6238 Pre-DAYTONA half a century ago

Today, Lao Liu will lead you to appreciate a very rare and rare Rolex watch. It is Rolex's first chronograph watch, the predecessor of the Daytona series, and the watch industry calls it Pre-DAYTONA. It is the Ref.6238 produced in the second half of the 1950s to around the 1960s. Even after half a century, its popularity has endured for a long time, and it is The Dream Watch of many labor fans.

The design feature of the Pre-DAYTONA is the location of the tachymeter symbol, which is not on the outer bezel but built into the dial. And the color of the outer dial and the speedometer sub-dial is the same, so compared with the Daytona series of the younger generation, it does not give a strong sense of movement. In terms of movement, the same movement is used as the original Daytona. It is an original improvement of Rolex on the basis of Valjoux Cal.72, designed Cal.72B movement and Cal.722-1 movement, with small seconds, 30-minute tachymeter and 12-hour tachymeter.

Cal.72B movement

As the predecessor of Daytona, Ref.6238 is the historical model of Rolex's flagship, and has a high reputation among many antique Rolex. Next, let's take a look at the Ref.6238 that Lao Liu introduced to us today.

Judging from the picture, Ref.6238 has less rough chronograph bezel than the Daytona series watches launched later, and adopts a smooth bezel similar to that of Detector 1. The overall feeling is very elegant. After half a century of precipitation, the natural aging and discoloration of the silver dial and luminous material makes the elegant appearance add a sense of historical vicissitudes, and you can feel it in your hand. A heavy sense of historical weight.

I believe that everyone here and can’t wait to see the real images. Below, Lao Liu will lead you to travel through time to appreciate the watches from half a century ago, and feel the charm of antiques that are different from modern watches.

Here is Quark, taking you into the deeper world of Rolex.