Here’s the caseback of Mantle’s watch

Jan 17, 2020,11:03 AM
 





  login to reply

Comments: view entire thread

 

Mickey Mantle's ALCS 1964 Rolex 6238 “Pre-Daytona” Chronograph is coming to auction

 
 By: descartes1 : January 17th, 2020-10:20
Mickey Mantle’s 1964 Rolex “Pre-Daytona” (Ref 6238) Chronograph is coming to auction next month at Heritage. (See this link and the attached photo of the engraved caseback).  But there’s more: Mantle, and the whole Yankees ALCS team (!) received the ident...  

Here’s a photo of the dial side

 
 By: descartes1 : January 17th, 2020-10:33
...  

And here’s mine 😊

 
 By: descartes1 : January 17th, 2020-10:35
...  

Here’s the caseback of Mantle’s watch

 
 By: descartes1 : January 17th, 2020-11:03
...  

I’m surprised that a guy from Bosox territory would be so excited by this auction.

 
 By: TheMadDruid : January 17th, 2020-12:00
But you’re more than welcome to join us on the Right side of things.😉 BTW, and not to be picky, but there was no ALCS in 1964. That was part of the good old days.

Ha ha

 
 By: descartes1 : January 17th, 2020-19:46
It’s only because I’m a 6238 fan!

I was booked in a seat next to the man himself, on an American Airlines flight

 
 By: cazalea : January 18th, 2020-07:37
but one of my co-workers (a rabid Yankee fan) begged me to change seats with him. I did, and I must say my pal annoyed Mr Mantle enough that he finally told him to can it. Cazalea (I know nothing about baseball)

I think you made a good investment.

 
 By: TheMadDruid : February 28th, 2020-14:13
And as I said earlier: you’re more than welcome to join us in goodness and light.

😉 [nt]

 
 By: TheMadDruid : February 28th, 2020-22:15