Paul Newman · John Player Special
Cosmograph Daytona 6264 — Paul Newman · John Player Special
c. 1970
Black and gold exotic dial in 18k yellow gold; few of the roughly ten gold 6264s have it. Example serial 2,357,420.
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Identifying details
- Pump pushers
Plain push-piece chronograph pushers, not screwed down.
- Tachymeter bezel
Tachymeter scale engraved on the rather than the dial.
Variants of 6264
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Standard | Undated |
| Paul Newman | Undated |
| Paul Newman · Lemon | c. 1969 |
| Paul Newman · John Player SpecialCurrent | c. 1970 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 6264
- Production
- c. 1970
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
- Case diameter
- 37 mm
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Date
- No
- Caliber
- Valjoux 727
Dial, bezel & hands
- Dial colour
- Black and gold
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed. Unstated details are inherited from the parent variant.
Movement
Valjoux 727
Higher-beat development of the Rolex Valjoux 72 family, raised from 18,000 to 21,600 vph by replacing about 15 components. Fitted to the transitional 6262/6264 and the screw-down 6263/6265.
Manual winding · Introduced 1969 · 21,600 vph · 17 jewels