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+ | ====== Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ====== | ||
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+ | The **Cosmograph Daytona** is a sports [[chronograph]] by [[Rolex]], produced since [[1963]]. | ||
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+ | ===== Overview ===== | ||
+ | Rolex introduced the " | ||
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+ | The original watch was marked " | ||
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+ | The distinctive characteristics of the model are the outer tachymeter bezel, simple bar markers, and trio of subdials arranged at 3 00, 6 00, and 9 00, usually presented in contrasting colors or with contrasting rings. Most Cosmograph Daytona models use the [[Oyster bracelet]], though some have been sold with a [[jubilee bracelet]] or leather [[strap]]. | ||
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+ | The original Cosmograph Daytona models used a hand-winding movement from [[Valjoux]], | ||
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+ | ===== History ===== | ||
+ | Rolex introduced their first [[Rolex Oyster]] [[chronograph]] models in [[1955]]. The original [[Rolex Oyster Chronograph 6234|Ref. 6234]] is widely considered to be a precursor to the Cosmotraph Daytona, though it lacks many of the distinctive features of that model. Produced until [[1961]], Ref. 6234 had an inner [[tachymeter]] and [[telemeter]] scale in most examples, along with the 3-6-9 arrangement of subdials typical of the [[Valjoux]] movements in wide use at the time. | ||
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+ | Most collectors consider the next Rolex chronograph, | ||
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+ | The first watch to bear the " | ||
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+ | In [[1965]], Rolex presented the first waterproof Cosmograph Daytona, [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6240|Ref. 6240]]. This featured a screw-down crown as well as screw-down pushers, earning it the [[Rolex Oyster]] name. It also featured a twist on the engraved bezel, adopting a plastic insert similar to the [[Rolex Submariner]]. These novelties, combined with a short production run ending in [[1969]], has made Ref. 6240 one of the most desirable for collectors today. A similar version, [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6241|Ref. 6241]], has the plastic bezel without the waterproofing. | ||
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+ | In the early 1970s, Rolex produced four different Cosmograph Daytona references with the updated [[Valjoux 727|Cal. 727]]. [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6262|Ref. 6262]] and [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6264|Ref. 6264]] were produced from [[1970]] through [[1972]] with simple [[pusher]]s and metal or black plastic bezels, respectively. Two waterproof Oyster versions were produced starting in [[1971]], [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6263|Ref. 6263]] and [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6265|Ref. 6265]]. The former featured the black plastic bezel while the latter has the engraved metal bezel. These were produced until [[1987]] with many examples featuring gold cases. A few rare diamond-set Cosmograph Daytonas were produced by Rolex in [[1984]], Refs. 6269 and 6270. | ||
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+ | An **Exotic Dial** Cosmograph Daytona has markers moved to an outer track around the dial, giving a plain, monochrome look overall. Actor Paul Newman received a Ref. 6239 from his wife, Joanne Woodward, in [[1972]], though he had owned a Ref. 6263 previously. He was often photographed with these watches, and the model, especially with the exotic dial, has become known as the "Paul Newman" | ||
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+ | Rolex radically changed the Cosmograph Daytona line in [[1988]], launching the [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 16500|Ref. 16500 family]] with an [[automatic]] movement supplied by [[Zenith]] and a larger 40 mm case with a [[sapphire]] crystal. These new references specifically recalled the Ref. 6265 from the previous decade with an engraved metal bezel and screw-down crown and pushers, though [[crown guard]]s were added as well. Inside was the new [[Rolex 4030|Cal. 4030]] [[automatic chronograph]] movement, based on the famous and respected [[Zenith El Primero 400]] [[high-beat]] movement. The steel Ref. 16520 exceeded all expectations, | ||
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+ | At [[Baselworld]] in [[2000]], Rolex introduced their own in-house [[automatic chronograph]] movement, [[Rolex 4130|Cal. 4130]]. Although no longer a high-beat movement, this new calibre was thoroughly modern, with Rolex' | ||
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+ | ===== Versions ===== | ||
+ | * 1955-1961 - [[Rolex Oyster Chronograph 6234|Oyster Chronograph Ref. 6234]] | ||
+ | * 1960-1968 - [[Rolex Chronograph 6238|Chronograph Ref. 6238]] " | ||
+ | * 1963-196? - [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6239|Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6239]] First Daytona | ||
+ | * 1965-1969 - [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6240|Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6240]] " | ||
+ | * 196?-196? - [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6241|Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6241]] Plastic bezel | ||
+ | * 1970-1972 - [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6262|Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6262]] [[Valjoux 727|Cal. 727]] Metal bezel | ||
+ | * 1970-1972 - [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6264|Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6264]] [[Valjoux 727|Cal. 727]] Plastic bezel | ||
+ | * 1971-1987 - [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6263|Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6263]] [[Valjoux 727|Cal. 727]] Oyster Daytona, plastic bezel | ||
+ | * 1971-1987 - [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6265|Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6265]] [[Valjoux 727|Cal. 727]] Oyster Daytona, metal bezel | ||
+ | * 1988-2000 - [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 16500|Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 16500 family]] [[Rolex 4030|Cal. 4030]] | ||
+ | * 2000-present - [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116500|Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116500 family]] [[Rolex 4130|Cal. 4130]] | ||
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+ | ===== Current References ===== | ||
+ | * 2000-present - [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116500|Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116500 family]] [[Rolex 4130|Cal. 4130]] | ||
+ | * Ref. 116500 - Stainless steel and [[Oyster bracelet]] | ||
+ | * Ref. 116520 - Stainless steel and [[Oyster bracelet]] | ||
+ | * Ref. 116503 - [[Rolesor]] and [[Oyster bracelet]] | ||
+ | * Ref. 116505 - [[Everose]] and [[Oyster bracelet]] | ||
+ | * Ref. 116515 - [[Everose]] and leather or [[Oysterflex]] strap | ||
+ | * Ref. 116506 - [[Platinum]] and [[Oyster bracelet]] | ||
+ | * Ref. 116508 - [[Yellow gold]] and [[Oyster bracelet]] | ||
+ | * Ref. 116518 - [[Yellow gold]] and leather or [[Oysterflex]] strap | ||
+ | * Ref. 116528 - [[Yellow gold]] and [[Oyster bracelet]] | ||
+ | * Ref. 116509 - [[White gold]] and [[Oyster bracelet]] | ||
+ | * Ref. 116519 - [[White gold]] and leather or [[Oysterflex]] strap | ||
+ | * Ref. 116589 - [[White gold]] diamond set and [[Oyster bracelet]] | ||
+ | * Ref. 116599 - [[White gold]] diamond set and [[Oyster bracelet]] | ||
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+ | * Ref. 116598 - Diamond-set rainbow and special-edition (116595, 116599) | ||
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+ | ===== Video ===== | ||
+ | * [[Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Video]] | ||
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+ | ===== References ===== | ||
+ | *[[Das ZEITGEFÜHL-Uhrenbuch]]; | ||
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+ | ===== Weblinks ===== | ||
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