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Here's my Grail
Thanks to a fellow forum member for suggesting a visit to a well known Vintage rolex dealer. I've photoshopped out the actual s/n in the pics. Ive been hunting for a few years for this particular model, but I wanted full documentation. It is obviously very rare to get full authentic documentation, but my patience paid off!! I'm the second owner of the watch (via Andrew Shear) and it has never officially been on the "market". It has the original box, papers, and service papers. Needless to say, I'm very pleased and would love to share with fellow purists. So enough words...i'll let the pictures speak... btw, this isn't the watch i've teased with the movement photos...that watch was serendipitously offered in the same week from it's original owner as well!
Incoming... Happy 50th Birthday! Show Me Your Daytonas!
I recently picked up a couple of grails! Here's the first. Can anyone guess which model? This is the first teaser... It has an early 1.4m serial number that actually makes it a little older than 50 years old, but it has Daytona on the dial! More photos to...
A wild guess: 6239 ?
here'e my contribution to the Daytona roll call with my past and present watches ...
:) You got it :) it's a 6239
I'll shoot more pictures when I take possession of the watch later this month. BTW, I appreciate your older reference posts on the vintage daytonas. they are excellent! -Bobby
another hint
The first Cosmograph Daytona was reference 6238 and is sometimes referred to as the pre-Daytona Cosmograph. Rolex retrofitted some of these references with a Daytona dial and bezel (mine has a 1.4m serial). Apparently it was not unusual for these early mo...
Here is mine...this is a
...6269 reference from 1967. Valjoux 722 inside faithfuly ticking. Looking forward to view your own catches soon! Cordial regards, Abel. ...
Hi Abel,
I think you want to say 6239, because, as you know, the 6269 it's a Dayto made in gold ;) However, your Dayto is very nice! Best Regards to all
Hi Ese! Yes 6239! I appologize for the typo mistake!
Thanks for your correction my friend! Kind regards, Abel.
Here's my Grail
Thanks to a fellow forum member for suggesting a visit to a well known Vintage rolex dealer. I've photoshopped out the actual s/n in the pics. Ive been hunting for a few years for this particular model, but I wanted full documentation. It is obviously ver...
Original Owner
The original owner is from Buenos Aries and had the watch serviced at a Rolex service center in Argentina in 1985. It's a nice piece of provenance as it has the matching serial number model Number and payment details of the original transaction imprinted ...
Great watch teofft! The argentine connection is also...
...very interesting. Nice to know that watch resided here, in my own country, originally. It is always fantastic to find a nice watch together with all the backing papers. Enjoy your beautiful watch my friend! Cordial regards, Abel.
I don't know why, but for once, I prefer the " semi vintage " Dayto Zenith.
I find it to be a kind of " best of both words ". And very nice looking! Best, Nicolas ...
Come on....
....are you the same guy who loves 6536's, 7924's, 5508's, 6542's ? ;-) ...
I am not really a Daytona guy, Jeff.
I would not make some huge sacrifices for a Paul Newman, while I can make some big efforts for a Pusssy Galore or a Big Crown. Best, Nicolas
Beautiful Daytonas!
To the OP, that full set is amazing! Wear it in good health! As always, I'm amazed by the watches here, guys! V/R Mike
Best of both worlds indeed and very nice looking too....
I love the black rims around the subdials. Cheers, from The Land Down Under
I only have a couple
the black one is mine since '87 though. :-) The withe sigma dial is not bad also. :-) ...
Your collection deserves a nice vintage Daytona mi amigo Nicolas!...
... Remember I once said myself I never would buy one? Its just a case of crossing your path with one at the correct price may be. It is a Rolex icon, after all. Te envio mi afectuoso abrazo! Abel.
Maybe I am saying that because I still didn't end my GMT theme
And because I also have some other Rolex Priorities to achieve, but yesn you are right, if I fall on a nice one correctly priced, or an authentic FAP, well... Who knows what can happen??? ;) Un abrazo, Amigo! Nicolas
Congratulations Teofft!!
beautiful Paul Newman Daytona you got there... It's my dream to own one one day... :) Here's mine , 50 years later : Best, Sam ...