Reference:6241 - Revision history

Klaudiusz: Deep evidence and anti-slop audit: add documented Heritage result, remove research-meta wording, canonicalize headings

2026-09-29T08:05:48Z

Deep evidence and anti-slop audit: add documented Heritage result, remove research-meta wording, canonicalize headings

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	\| Tropical \|\| Aged black dials can turn brown or chocolate. Colour alone does not prove originality.		\| Tropical \|\| Aged black dials can turn brown or chocolate. Colour alone does not prove originality.
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	\| Retailer signed \|\| Tiffany, Beyer, and Serpico y Laino signatures are reported in the wider Daytona record, but the ~~present audit did not locate enough lot-level~~ 6241 ~~evidence~~ to treat them as a census.		\| Retailer signed \|\| Tiffany, Beyer, and Serpico y Laino signatures are reported in the wider Daytona record, but the cited 6241 lots are too few to treat them as a census.
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	! Venue !! Date !! Reference !! Configuration !! Result		! Venue !! Date !! Reference !! Configuration !! Result
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	\| Heritage Auctions, lot 54391 \|\| October 2018 \|\| 6241, circa 1969 \|\| 14K gold JPS Paul Newman, original Rolex USA bracelet attributed to Van Cleef & Arpels \|\| ~~Sale record on lot page~~		\| Heritage Auctions, lot 54391 \|\| October 2018 \|\| 6241, circa 1969 \|\| 14K gold JPS Paul Newman, original Rolex USA bracelet attributed to Van Cleef & Arpels \|\| USD 804,500 incl. buyer's premium
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	\| Phillips, Daytona Ultimatum \|\| May 2018 \|\| 6241 \|\| JPS and Paul Newman examples in the auction catalogue \|\| Catalogue ~~reference~~		\| Phillips, Daytona Ultimatum \|\| May 2018 \|\| 6241 \|\| JPS and Paul Newman examples in the auction catalogue \|\| Catalogue entry; no result stated here
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	\| Christie's, lot 5731678 \|\| 1969 \|\| 6241 \|\| 14K gold champagne Paul Newman dial, case 2'112'949 \|\| Catalogue ~~record~~		\| Christie's, lot 5731678 \|\| 1969 \|\| 6241 \|\| 14K gold champagne Paul Newman dial, case 2'112'949 \|\| Catalogue entry; no result stated here
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	The ~~public~~ records ~~support the existence of~~ the JPS branch, 14K and 18K gold cases, and several exotic dial configurations. They do not establish a complete production count, a fixed serial range, or a general price ranking.		The cited records document the JPS branch, 14K and 18K gold cases, and several exotic dial configurations. They do not establish a complete production count, a fixed serial range, or a general price ranking.

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Klaudiusz: Deep audit: 6241 source grounding and variant limits

2026-09-29T00:37:21Z

Deep audit: 6241 source grounding and variant limits

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	* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-daytona-chronograph-1963-in-depth-review/ Monochrome, Daytona history]		* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-daytona-chronograph-1963-in-depth-review/ Monochrome, Daytona history]
	* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-first-rolex-daytona-by-benjamin-clymer Hodinkee, early Daytona dial guide]		* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-first-rolex-daytona-by-benjamin-clymer Hodinkee, early Daytona dial guide]
	* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — ~~Colin A. White, Morning Tundra~~		* [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf Colin A. White, The Vintage Rolex Field Manual] — reference table and period specifications

	[[Category:Daytona Manual-Wind]]		[[Category:Daytona Manual-Wind]]
	[[Category:Daytona]]		[[Category:Daytona]]

Admin: Full prose, movement, evidence, and image audit

2026-09-22T04:20:41Z

Full prose, movement, evidence, and image audit

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Admin: Prose review: remove research commentary, inflated claims and repetitive phrasing

2026-09-12T04:28:00Z

Prose review: remove research commentary, inflated claims and repetitive phrasing

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	== Production outline ==		== Production outline ==

	~~Three years of production, then closed.~~ Erik Slaven's 2024 Monochrome history and ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' both date the 6241 from 1966 to 1969. Volume estimates are looser than the dates. Roughly 3,000 examples across all materials is the working figure; Bob Ridley's 2017 Revolution bench dissection of a 14k yellow gold JPS 6241 puts the 14k yellow gold subset at fewer than 400, all bound for the North American market on the strength of US import-tax treatment that favoured 14k over 18k. No 18k 6241 production has been documented.		Erik Slaven's 2024 Monochrome history and ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' both date the 6241 from 1966 to 1969. Volume estimates are looser than the dates. Roughly 3,000 examples across all materials is the working figure; Bob Ridley's 2017 Revolution bench dissection of a 14k yellow gold JPS 6241 puts the 14k yellow gold subset at fewer than 400, all bound for the North American market on the strength of US import-tax treatment that favoured 14k over 18k. No 18k 6241 production has been documented.

	The 6241 sits mainly in the 1968–1969 production band and stays entirely in the pre-letter era. Dating depends on the serial chart and the movement generation; later clasp codes don't apply, since the whole run predates them. Within that run it follows the same broad dial changes as the 6239: standard Cosmograph first, Paul Newman as the exotic option, and the yellow-gold JPS branch in mid-production.		The 6241 sits mainly in the 1968–1969 production band and stays entirely in the pre-letter era. Dating depends on the serial chart and the movement generation; later clasp codes don't apply, since the whole run predates them. Within that run it follows the same broad dial changes as the 6239: standard Cosmograph first, Paul Newman as the exotic option, and the yellow-gold JPS branch in mid-production.
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	The 6241 carries fewer dial variants than its longer-running siblings. The Paul Newman exotic dial appears on 6241 from 1966 onward and is documented across the same Mark progression that the 6239 went through, although the per-mark forensics on 6241 PN dials are less developed in the literature than on 6239 PN. The ~~JPS~~ yellow-gold ~~variant~~ is ~~the dial that makes this reference collectible above its sibling lineup~~.		The 6241 carries fewer dial variants than its longer-running siblings. The Paul Newman exotic dial appears on 6241 from 1966 onward and is documented across the same Mark progression that the 6239 went through, although the per-mark forensics on 6241 PN dials are less developed in the literature than on 6239 PN. The yellow-gold JPS is particularly sought after.

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	The 6241 case is 36mm, stainless steel for the bulk of production, 14k yellow gold for the North American JPS variant. No crown guards, in the 3-6-9 chronograph idiom Rolex carried over from the 6238 / 6239, with pump pushers throughout. The crown is a 7mm Twinlock signed with the Rolex coronet, no "Oyster" designation, since the watch is not Oyster-rated. Water resistance stays at 50m, the same as the 6239. Crystal is flat acrylic. Lugs are 19mm, which sets the bracelet vocabulary that runs through all manual-wind Daytonas.		The 6241 case is 36mm, stainless steel for the bulk of production, 14k yellow gold for the North American JPS variant. No crown guards, in the 3-6-9 chronograph idiom Rolex carried over from the 6238 / 6239, with pump pushers throughout. The crown is a 7mm Twinlock signed with the Rolex coronet, no "Oyster" designation, since the watch is not Oyster-rated. Water resistance stays at 50m, the same as the 6239. Crystal is flat acrylic. Lugs are 19mm, which sets the bracelet vocabulary that runs through all manual-wind Daytonas.

	The bezel ~~is the headline part. A~~ black acrylic insert with a tachymetric scale graduated to 200 units per hour, framed in a steel or yellow gold bezel ring depending on case material. This is the visual point of separation from the 6239 (engraved steel tachymetre on the same case) and the common ground with the 6240 (same insert, screw-pusher case). The acrylic bezel insert is the design language that carries forward into the 6262, 6263, and 6265; the 6241 is its first appearance on a pump-pusher Daytona.		The bezel has a black acrylic insert with a tachymetric scale graduated to 200 units per hour, framed in a steel or yellow gold bezel ring depending on case material. This is the visual point of separation from the 6239 (engraved steel tachymetre on the same case) and the common ground with the 6240 (same insert, screw-pusher case). The acrylic bezel insert is the design language that carries forward into the 6262, 6263, and 6265; the 6241 is its first appearance on a pump-pusher Daytona.

	Case authentication on the 14k yellow gold examples follows the practice Revolution documented in 2017: the case interior bears a "14K" stamp plus a large squirrel hallmark; a second small squirrel hallmark sits on the case lug; the reference number 6241 is engraved between the lugs. The squirrel mark is the Swiss assay office hallmark for 14k gold consistent with the period.		Case authentication on the 14k yellow gold examples follows the practice Revolution documented in 2017: the case interior bears a "14K" stamp plus a large squirrel hallmark; a second small squirrel hallmark sits on the case lug; the reference number 6241 is engraved between the lugs. The squirrel mark is the Swiss assay office hallmark for 14k gold consistent with the period.
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	The JPS is the variant that carries the 6241 in the modern auction market. A 14k yellow gold case, a black Paul Newman exotic dial, gold-tone sub-dial typography against the black field. The dial echoes the John Player & Sons sponsorship livery of Team Lotus's Formula 1 cars in the 1970s: black with gold trim, the colour palette JPS-liveried Lotuses wore through three Constructors' Championships, including Mario Andretti's 1978 Drivers' title in the Lotus 79. Whether Rolex set out to evoke it or whether the connection was made by collectors afterward is not documented.		The JPS is the variant that carries the 6241 in the modern auction market. A 14k yellow gold case, a black Paul Newman exotic dial, gold-tone sub-dial typography against the black field. The dial echoes the John Player & Sons sponsorship livery of Team Lotus's Formula 1 cars in the 1970s: black with gold trim, the colour palette JPS-liveried Lotuses wore through three Constructors' Championships, including Mario Andretti's 1978 Drivers' title in the Lotus 79. Whether Rolex set out to evoke it or whether the connection was made by collectors afterward is not documented.

	~~The forensic detail comes from Ridley's~~ 2017 Revolution ~~bench dissection~~ of a 14k yellow gold 6241 PN, the ~~canonical photographic documentation of the JPS at the bench~~: case interior squirrel hallmarks, cal 722 with the labelled balance-bridge modifications and the no-ROW import-code variant, the four-marker Paul Newman dial authentication checklist, the Singer dial-maker stamp on the back. The example documented is one of the no-ROW Swiss-market batch, single-owner provenance, gifted in 1972 by a Swiss family friend who picked it up in Switzerland.		Ridley’s 2017 Revolution examination of a 14k yellow-gold 6241 PN photographs the following details: case interior squirrel hallmarks, cal 722 with the labelled balance-bridge modifications and the no-ROW import-code variant, the four-marker Paul Newman dial authentication checklist, the Singer dial-maker stamp on the back. The example documented is one of the no-ROW Swiss-market batch, single-owner provenance, gifted in 1972 by a Swiss family friend who picked it up in Switzerland.

	The JPS framing extends in collector shorthand to the gold 6263 PN, but the same dissection notes that gold 6263 examples surfacing at auction are usually the Lemon Dial variant; a black tri-color or panda PN on a 6263 is uncommon by comparison. The JPS-as-named is therefore a 6241 designation first; gold-case PN configurations on 6263 occupy a related but narrower category.		The JPS framing extends in collector shorthand to the gold 6263 PN, but the same dissection notes that gold 6263 examples surfacing at auction are usually the Lemon Dial variant; a black tri-color or panda PN on a 6263 is uncommon by comparison. The JPS-as-named is therefore a 6241 designation first; gold-case PN configurations on 6263 occupy a related but narrower category.
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	== Historical market and auction record ==		== Historical market and auction record ==

	~~The~~ JPS ~~variant carries the headline numbers in~~ the 6241 ~~world~~. Phillips Daytona Ultimatum and the later Sotheby's Tom Brady sale are the key market anchors. When collectors say JPS, they usually mean the gold 6241. Standard steel watches trade lower, and Paul Newman examples sit in a separate premium tier.		JPS examples bring the highest 6241 auction prices. Phillips Daytona Ultimatum and the later Sotheby's Tom Brady sale are the key market anchors. When collectors say JPS, they usually mean the gold 6241. Standard steel watches trade lower, and Paul Newman examples sit in a separate premium tier.

	== Related references ==		== Related references ==

Klaudiusz: Text audit: voice, clarity — strip negation pivots and a colon-elaboration/throat-clearing tic (no fact changes)

2026-09-07T12:46:28Z

Text audit: voice, clarity — strip negation pivots and a colon-elaboration/throat-clearing tic (no fact changes)

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	Three years of production, then closed. Erik Slaven's 2024 Monochrome history and ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' both date the 6241 from 1966 to 1969. Volume estimates are looser than the dates. Roughly 3,000 examples across all materials is the working figure; Bob Ridley's 2017 Revolution bench dissection of a 14k yellow gold JPS 6241 puts the 14k yellow gold subset at fewer than 400, all bound for the North American market on the strength of US import-tax treatment that favoured 14k over 18k. No 18k 6241 production has been documented.		Three years of production, then closed. Erik Slaven's 2024 Monochrome history and ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' both date the 6241 from 1966 to 1969. Volume estimates are looser than the dates. Roughly 3,000 examples across all materials is the working figure; Bob Ridley's 2017 Revolution bench dissection of a 14k yellow gold JPS 6241 puts the 14k yellow gold subset at fewer than 400, all bound for the North American market on the strength of US import-tax treatment that favoured 14k over 18k. No 18k 6241 production has been documented.

	The 6241 sits mainly in the 1968–1969 production band and stays entirely in the pre-letter era. Dating depends on the serial chart and the movement generation~~, not on~~ later clasp codes. Within that run it follows the same broad dial changes as the 6239: standard Cosmograph first, Paul Newman as the exotic option, and the yellow-gold JPS branch in mid-production.		The 6241 sits mainly in the 1968–1969 production band and stays entirely in the pre-letter era. Dating depends on the serial chart and the movement generation; later clasp codes don't apply, since the whole run predates them. Within that run it follows the same broad dial changes as the 6239: standard Cosmograph first, Paul Newman as the exotic option, and the yellow-gold JPS branch in mid-production.

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	The 6241 carries fewer dial variants than its longer-running siblings~~, but enough that a table earns its place~~. The Paul Newman exotic dial appears on 6241 from 1966 onward and is documented across the same Mark progression that the 6239 went through, although the per-mark forensics on 6241 PN dials are less developed in the literature than on 6239 PN. The JPS yellow-gold variant is the dial that makes this reference collectible above its sibling lineup.		The 6241 carries fewer dial variants than its longer-running siblings. The Paul Newman exotic dial appears on 6241 from 1966 onward and is documented across the same Mark progression that the 6239 went through, although the per-mark forensics on 6241 PN dials are less developed in the literature than on 6239 PN. The JPS yellow-gold variant is the dial that makes this reference collectible above its sibling lineup.

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	The Paul Newman checklist is the same here as everywhere else: block markers, cross-hairs, 15/30/45 sub-dial numerals, and the right Singer stamp. On the 6241 ~~the important point is that~~ the palette is panda and tri-color~~, not~~ Oyster Sotto or Lemon.		The Paul Newman checklist is the same here as everywhere else: block markers, cross-hairs, 15/30/45 sub-dial numerals, and the right Singer stamp. On the 6241, the palette runs to panda and tri-color; Oyster Sotto and Lemon belong to other Daytona references.

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	The forensic detail comes from Ridley's 2017 Revolution bench dissection of a 14k yellow gold 6241 PN, the canonical photographic documentation of the JPS at the bench: case interior squirrel hallmarks, cal 722 with the labelled balance-bridge modifications and the no-ROW import-code variant, the four-marker Paul Newman dial authentication checklist, the Singer dial-maker stamp on the back. The example documented is one of the no-ROW Swiss-market batch, single-owner provenance, gifted in 1972 by a Swiss family friend who picked it up in Switzerland.		The forensic detail comes from Ridley's 2017 Revolution bench dissection of a 14k yellow gold 6241 PN, the canonical photographic documentation of the JPS at the bench: case interior squirrel hallmarks, cal 722 with the labelled balance-bridge modifications and the no-ROW import-code variant, the four-marker Paul Newman dial authentication checklist, the Singer dial-maker stamp on the back. The example documented is one of the no-ROW Swiss-market batch, single-owner provenance, gifted in 1972 by a Swiss family friend who picked it up in Switzerland.

	The JPS framing extends in collector shorthand to the gold 6263 PN, but the same dissection notes that gold 6263 examples surfacing at auction are usually the Lemon Dial variant ~~rather than~~ a black tri-color or panda PN. The JPS-as-named is therefore a 6241 designation first; gold-case PN configurations on 6263 occupy a related but narrower category.		The JPS framing extends in collector shorthand to the gold 6263 PN, but the same dissection notes that gold 6263 examples surfacing at auction are usually the Lemon Dial variant; a black tri-color or panda PN on a 6263 is uncommon by comparison. The JPS-as-named is therefore a 6241 designation first; gold-case PN configurations on 6263 occupy a related but narrower category.

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	== Historical market and auction record ==		== Historical market and auction record ==

	The JPS variant carries the headline numbers in the 6241 world. Phillips Daytona Ultimatum and the later Sotheby's Tom Brady sale are the key market anchors~~, but the broad point is simple: when~~ collectors ~~think~~ JPS, they usually mean the gold 6241. Standard steel watches trade lower, and Paul Newman examples sit in a separate premium tier.		The JPS variant carries the headline numbers in the 6241 world. Phillips Daytona Ultimatum and the later Sotheby's Tom Brady sale are the key market anchors. When collectors say JPS, they usually mean the gold 6241. Standard steel watches trade lower, and Paul Newman examples sit in a separate premium tier.

	== Related references ==		== Related references ==

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	<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] › '''6241'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] › '''6241'''</small>
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	[[File:Ref 6241 reference-engraving.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=Between-lugs reference engraving\|Between-lugs reference engraving]]		[[File:Ref 6241 reference-engraving.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=Between-lugs reference engraving\|Between-lugs reference engraving]]

	~~[[File:Ref 6241 jps-yellow-gold-dial.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=John Player Special yellow gold Paul Newman dial\|John Player Special yellow gold Paul Newman dial]]~~

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	=== JPS — John Player Special ===		=== JPS — John Player Special ===

			[[File:Ref 6241 jps-yellow-gold-dial.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=John Player Special yellow gold Paul Newman dial\|John Player Special yellow gold Paul Newman dial]]
	The JPS is the variant that carries the 6241 in the modern auction market. A 14k yellow gold case, a black Paul Newman exotic dial, gold-tone sub-dial typography against the black field. The dial echoes the John Player & Sons sponsorship livery of Team Lotus's Formula 1 cars in the 1970s: black with gold trim, the colour palette JPS-liveried Lotuses wore through three Constructors' Championships, including Mario Andretti's 1978 Drivers' title in the Lotus 79. Whether Rolex set out to evoke it or whether the connection was made by collectors afterward is not documented.		The JPS is the variant that carries the 6241 in the modern auction market. A 14k yellow gold case, a black Paul Newman exotic dial, gold-tone sub-dial typography against the black field. The dial echoes the John Player & Sons sponsorship livery of Team Lotus's Formula 1 cars in the 1970s: black with gold trim, the colour palette JPS-liveried Lotuses wore through three Constructors' Championships, including Mario Andretti's 1978 Drivers' title in the Lotus 79. Whether Rolex set out to evoke it or whether the connection was made by collectors afterward is not documented.

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	The JPS variant carries the headline numbers in the 6241 world. Phillips Daytona Ultimatum and the later Sotheby's Tom Brady sale are the key market anchors, but the broad point is simple: when collectors think JPS, they usually mean the gold 6241. Standard steel watches trade lower, and Paul Newman examples sit in a separate premium tier.		The JPS variant carries the headline numbers in the 6241 world. Phillips Daytona Ultimatum and the later Sotheby's Tom Brady sale are the key market anchors, but the broad point is simple: when collectors think JPS, they usually mean the gold 6241. Standard steel watches trade lower, and Paul Newman examples sit in a separate premium tier.


	== Related references ==		== Related references ==

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	[[File:Ref 6241 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex 6241 ~~Daytona~~\|Rolex 6241 ~~Daytona~~]]		[[File:Ref 6241 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6241\|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6241]]
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	[[File:Ref 6241 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex ~~Cosmograph~~ Daytona ~~Ref. 6241~~\|Rolex ~~Cosmograph~~ Daytona ~~Ref. 6241~~]]		[[File:Ref 6241 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex 6241 Daytona\|Rolex 6241 Daytona]]
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	<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] › '''6241'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] › '''6241'''</small>

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			[[File:Ref 6241 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6241\|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6241]]
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	The 6241 is the short-run manual-wind Cosmograph that put a black acrylic bezel insert on the pump-pusher Daytona case. Production runs from 1966 to 1969, parallel to the late 6239 (metal tachymetre bezel, pump pushers) and the contemporaneous 6240 (acrylic bezel, screw-down pushers). Around 3,000 examples in steel and roughly 300 in 14k yellow gold reserved for the North American market. The yellow gold is the case material that hosts the John Player Special (JPS), the black-dial Paul Newman in a yellow gold case that has come to define the reference at auction.		The 6241 is the short-run manual-wind Cosmograph that put a black acrylic bezel insert on the pump-pusher Daytona case. Production runs from 1966 to 1969, parallel to the late 6239 (metal tachymetre bezel, pump pushers) and the contemporaneous 6240 (acrylic bezel, screw-down pushers). Around 3,000 examples in steel and roughly 300 in 14k yellow gold reserved for the North American market. The yellow gold is the case material that hosts the John Player Special (JPS), the black-dial Paul Newman in a yellow gold case that has come to define the reference at auction.

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	~~[[File:Ref 6241 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6241\|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6241]]~~

	== Core facts ==		== Core facts ==

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	<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] -> '''6241'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] › '''6241'''</small>

	The 6241 is the short-run manual-wind Cosmograph that put a black acrylic bezel insert on the pump-pusher Daytona case. Production runs from 1966 to 1969, parallel to the late 6239 (metal tachymetre bezel, pump pushers) and the contemporaneous 6240 (acrylic bezel, screw-down pushers). Around 3,000 examples in steel and roughly 300 in 14k yellow gold reserved for the North American market. The yellow gold is the case material that hosts the John Player Special (JPS), the black-dial Paul Newman in a yellow gold case that has come to define the reference at auction.		The 6241 is the short-run manual-wind Cosmograph that put a black acrylic bezel insert on the pump-pusher Daytona case. Production runs from 1966 to 1969, parallel to the late 6239 (metal tachymetre bezel, pump pushers) and the contemporaneous 6240 (acrylic bezel, screw-down pushers). Around 3,000 examples in steel and roughly 300 in 14k yellow gold reserved for the North American market. The yellow gold is the case material that hosts the John Player Special (JPS), the black-dial Paul Newman in a yellow gold case that has come to define the reference at auction.
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	== Core facts ==		== Core facts ==

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