Rolex Daytona*** 6240 Silver Dial*** 1967

Rolex Daytona*** 6240 Big Daytona*** 1967

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ROLEX Daytona Ref. 6240, Big Daytona Silver Dial, 1967
Serial: 1659540
Circa: 1967
Reference: 6240

DIAL: Silver dial with applied baton hour markers and black registers. Tritium hour markers. Rolex Cosmograph Daytona in black & T SWISS T at the bottom

MOVEMENT: Caliber 722, Hand-wound mechanical column wheel chronograph movement with 17 jewels

CASE: 37mm, stainless steel with MK1 black bakelite tachymeter bezel bezel, Mk1 screw down pushers and acrylic glass

BRACELET: Rolex Oyster rivet bracelet 7205/71, dated 4.66

CONDITION REPORT: The dial is mint and all lume plots full and nicely aged to a warm sunset color. The case is strong & thick and pinholes are intact. The bezel is excellent and free of major scratches or damage. The steel bracelet is in excellent condition also with no little to no signs of stretch. Overall a pristine example with one recent service mark inside the caseback. The crown was replaced during service.

NOTES: The Rolex Daytona reference 6240 was the first to feature screw down pushers. The black tachymeter bezel also was introduced on references 6240 and 6241 and early examples feature the rare Mk1 bezel found here.

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