ROLEX 6234

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Let's talk today about the Rolex 6234: we are in the 1950s, a period when shapes united by a rounded harmony prevailed; the modest measurements of the case and the dials with colorful graphics made this watch extremely beautiful and functional.
The mechanical features, always in keeping with the standards of excellence it has for years Rolex guarantees, rely on the now well-known Valjoux house.
Despite the fact that the chronograph pushers are pump-operated, lacking a screw that prevents unwanted actuation, the watch's water resistance is guaranteed, an extremely important aspect in which the pentastyle brand has invested heavily.

The Rolex 6234, progenitor of the now famous Daytona, bears virtually the same technical characteristics, albeit dressed in a suit appropriate to the period of production. Today it is much more than a mere functional object, and represents a great investment for the owner.

Let's shed some light on this very topic, taking as an example the auction concerning the specimen "Paul Newman" that belonged to the eponymous actor.
This watch carries with it a nice anecdote concerning its owner and his daughter's then-boyfriend: when the actor asked the boy what time it was, the latter replied that he did not have a watch; Paul Newman he therefore gave him his Rolex telling him "if you wind it every day it will give you the exact time."
Some time passed, seeing the important value the watch had reached, the new owner and his ex-girlfriend, the actor's daughter, decided to put it on the Philips auction.

From here on, it is now known history, and the whole world knows how much this watch has accomplished: starting with an auction base of one million dollars, and after an initial raise to ten million dollars, it was immediately clear how important the figures the watch would be able to reach.
After less than twenty minutes the Paul Newman went for $17,752,500, a figure never before achieved by a wristwatch, giving worldwide visibility to the reality of watchmaking.

We enclose photos of the clock and, as is our wont, illustrate with a graph the trend in value over the various years, showing the cost the item had originally and what it corresponds to today; we also point out how much it has appreciated over the years.

A standard model of the watch in question, costing about 100,000 lire in 1950, corresponding to today's purchasing power of €1876.07, has now reached a value of €28,000, a figure about 15 times higher than it was at the start.
This shows the great revaluation that has affected the object, and thus the great investment that this watch has made.

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