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Rolex
Cosmograph Daytona
6241

Cosmograph Daytona 6241

1966–19698 variants

Pump-pusher Daytona like the 6239 but with a black acrylic bezel. Made in steel and gold.

Roughly 2,700–3,000 made, per auction houses.

Rolex 6241. · Photo: Antiquorum · © Antiquorum, used with permission · Source: https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-6241-cosmograph-daytona-lot-364-588

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Variants over time

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19651969

19651970

Faded ends mark approximate or unknown dates. Years are as stated by the cited sources.

Reference specifications

Brand: Rolex
Model: Cosmograph Daytona
Reference: 6241
Category: Chronograph
Production: 1966–1969
Case material: Stainless steel
Case diameter: 37 mm
Date: No

More specifications (2)

Movement

Read more

The History of the Exotic Rolex Paul Newman Dial DesignsRead more at Rolex Passion Report (opens in a new tab)
Reference Points: Understanding The Rolex (Non-Paul Newman) DaytonaRead more at HODINKEE (opens in a new tab)
Reference Points: Understanding The Rolex Paul Newman DaytonaRead more at HODINKEE (opens in a new tab)

Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6241 · The Index

Variants

StandardUndated
“Daytona” around the bottom register in dark silver, almost black.
Pump pushersTachymeter bezelBlack acrylic bezel insert
Cherry Redc. 1967–?
Thin light-red “Daytona”, with raised serif print, above six on a silvered sunburst dial. Very few pump-pusher Daytonas have it.
Pump pushersTachymeter bezelBlack acrylic bezel insertRed “Daytona” text
Paul NewmanUndated
Three-colour exotic dial as on the 6239, in black or white with red accents; rarer and dearer than the 6239 version. Exotic dials were discontinued in the early 1970s.
Pump pushersTachymeter bezelBlack acrylic bezel insertExotic (“Paul Newman”) dial
Yellow GoldUndated
Gold 6241 with standard dial; mostly black dials with gilt registers or gilt dials with black registers. Made in 18k and, for the US market, 14k.
Pump pushersTachymeter bezelBlack acrylic bezel insert
1 sub-variants:14k, US Market

Manual windingManual windingWinding a mechanical watch’s mainspring by turning the crown. Some automatic movements also allow manual winding.

Calibers

722, 722-1

Specs shared by all variants. Variant pages show where a variant differs.

3 sub-variants:Tropical John Player Special Gold

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