Introduced in the early 1950s, reference 6034 was among one of the earliest series of chronographs in the ref. 6000 range. Sometimes referred to as the Pre-Daytona alongside the reference 6238 or reference 6234, it is in fact an ancestor or precursor of the 6238, thus making it the great-grandfather of the Daytona.

Indeed, the watch employs an Oyster case, paving the way to what would become one of the most popular designs of the 20th century: the coveted Cosmograph Daytona. Worth noting is that Rolex considered such a design an Oyster one - as mentioned on the dial - even though it lacks screw-down pushers. Only after their introduction of the ref. 6240 would the pushers be considered a fundamental part of an Oyster case (and indeed 1970s ref. 6262 and 6264 with pump pushers do not usually bear the “Oyster” designation).

The present watch displays an exceedingly attractive dial configuration whereby the numbers are in black. Furthermore the dial has a multi-tone finish, giving it an incredibly attractive appearance. An extremely rare dial variant, it was fitted on the very early reference 6034s.

An even nicer detail is the crisp serial and reference number between the lugs, along with the original Super Oyster crown. Crisp and deep, it shows how the watch has barely seen any type of intervention throughout its lifetime, which is an incredibly rare feat.