ROLEX Daytona
« Coppertone »
Ref. 6241/8
MODEL: Daytona
REFERENCE: 6241/8
YEAR: 1968 serial 1.53x.xxx
CASE DIMENSIONS: 37mm, thickness 13mm
CASE MATERIAL: 14k gold, original Rolex
DIAL: copper/gold « coppertone »
INDEX: applied hour markers with tritium
MOVEMENT: Valjoux 722, self-winding
BEZEL MATERIAL: MK1 acrylic bezel, original
BRACELET: 14k gold jubilee and oyster 7205 / 57 end link, original
CLASP: 14k gold
GLASS: Plexi
PAPERS: none
Endangered species: a fantastic and super rare « Coppertone » dial in a 6241 reference!
Dial: simply a memerizing dial dancing with the light reflecting in its copper/gold sun rays. The black sherif font of the « DAYTONA » offers a welcome contrast responding to the white graphics of the subdials. All luminous plots are in place and hands luminous is matching the index. UV test make them all glow green & vanish.
Case: very nice 14k gold case with its hallmarks still deep on the back of the lugs. Original case back 6241.
Pushers: pump, original short pushers
Box & Papers: None.
