6234
Pre-Daytona
- Production
- 1955–1961
- Model
- Daytona
- Case material
- Stainless Steel
- Case size
- 36mm
- Movement
- Manual
- Calibre
- Valjoux Cal. 72A
- Market value band
- $35k – $80k
Rolex's first serious chronograph expression, predating the Cosmograph name by eight years and carrying both a telemetre and tachymetre track on the dial. It ran in production for six years alongside the emerging tool-watch line, and collectors treat it as the true starting point of the lineage that became the Daytona.
Key dates.
- Introduced with dual telemetre/tachymetre scales, years before the Cosmograph name existed
Before you ask.
When was the Rolex 6234 produced?
The 6234 was produced from 1955 to 1961.
What movement does the Rolex 6234 use?
The Rolex 6234 runs the Valjoux Cal. 72A, a manual movement.
How do I check a Rolex 6234 with Watch Safe?
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