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The peculiarity
Aug 16, 2019,08:34 AM
is that the indexes, except the crown, instead of being riveted are electro-welded.
To my knowledge it only existed on the 6238/6239 and lasted a short time but I do not know for what reason.
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54 years old and +3 secs/day
By: descartes1 : August 16th, 2019-06:02
Pretty remarkable, this Rolex 6238- It works better than I do after the same number of years! π ...
Hello friend Descartes! Superb watch! It doesnβt surprise me...
By: Subexplorer : August 16th, 2019-06:25
... what you tell us about your Rolex beauty. Vintage Rolex with 50 or more years never cease to amaze me with their precision and reliability. I own also a 6238 and 6239 as well as several other Rolex References with 50 plus years which show similar work...
So mine
By: tactictac : August 16th, 2019-08:25
dial -T SWISS T- the Italians say "baffetti", small moustaches.
The peculiarity
By: tactictac : August 16th, 2019-08:34
is that the indexes, except the crown, instead of being riveted are electro-welded. To my knowledge it only existed on the 6238/6239 and lasted a short time but I do not know for what reason.
Lots of interesting things about the 6238
By: descartes1 : August 16th, 2019-12:25
The thinner hand on the sub-seconds dial is one thing. This is always a tip-off as to originality. Also, the unit of measurement noted on the dial changed overtime, sometimes saying nothing, then later saying "units", "miles", etc. I once wrote a little p...
my vault queen
By: psfparis : August 20th, 2019-01:50
deserve more wrist time ...
Beautiful
By: descartes1 : August 20th, 2019-14:02
Good to see it out of the vault and getting so wrist time.
Credit for reliability and dependability
By: chezlaskin : August 16th, 2019-08:39
This is a terrific watch, of course. Rolex makes very durable watches that continue to not only hold value but often increase - as this model certainly has. BUT, the miracle of this watch, from the watchmaking standpoint, is the Valjoux 72. This movement ...