SOLD. Rolex: A gentleman's wristwatch of steel. Model Oyster Chronographe, signed Serpico Y Laino, ref. 6238. Mechanical chronograph movement with manual winding.

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A gentleman's wristwatch of steel. Model Oyster Chronographe ''Pre-Daytona'', signed Serpico Y Laino, ref. 6238. Mechanical chronograph movement with manual winding, cal. 72B. White dial with gold hour markers and hands. Black Rolex strap with Rolex C-type buckle of steel. Watch diameter 36 mm. 1963.

The ''Pre-Daytona'' reference 6238 is the direct predecessor of the Cosmograph Daytona reference 6239, and was the last Rolex chronograph model to sport a tachymeter scale upon the dial itself. The dial is double-signed Serpico Y Laino, a jewelry company founded in Caracas, Venezuela in 1925 by italians Leopoldo Serpico and Vicente Laino, who had exclusive rights on selling Rolex in Venezuela until 1966, making this timepiece an interesting collector's item.

Middle case no. 6238. Case back no. 6238. Serial no. 100XXXX. Hands have presumably been replaced.

Auction

Wristwatches, 15 September 2020