Reference:6241 - Revision history

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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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	* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-first-rolex-daytona-by-benjamin-clymer Historical Perspectives: The Very First Rolex Daytona, Explained (Or, What Is A Double-Swiss Underline Daytona?)] — Benjamin Clymer, Hodinkee		* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-first-rolex-daytona-by-benjamin-clymer Historical Perspectives: The Very First Rolex Daytona, Explained (Or, What Is A Double-Swiss Underline Daytona?)] — Benjamin Clymer, Hodinkee
	* [https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/rolex-pre-daytona-forgotten-classic Is the Rolex Pre-Daytona a Forgotten Classic?] — Russell Sheldrake, A Collected Man		* [https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/rolex-pre-daytona-forgotten-classic Is the Rolex Pre-Daytona a Forgotten Classic?] — Russell Sheldrake, A Collected Man
	* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2018/05/penultimate-picks-from-daytona-ultimatum-at-phillips.html Penultimate Picks from Daytona Ultimatum at Phillips] — ~~JX Su~~, SJX Watches		* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2018/05/penultimate-picks-from-daytona-ultimatum-at-phillips.html Penultimate Picks from Daytona Ultimatum at Phillips] — Richard Lee, SJX Watches
	* [https://www.watchtime.com/brands/watches/tracking-the-rolex-daytona-a-53-year-history Tracking the Rolex Daytona: A 55-Year History] — WatchTime Team, WatchTime		* [https://www.watchtime.com/brands/watches/tracking-the-rolex-daytona-a-53-year-history Tracking the Rolex Daytona: A 55-Year History] — WatchTime Team, WatchTime
	* [https://goldammer.me/blogs/articles/reference-guide-rolex-daytona A Beginner's Guide to the Early Rolex Daytona (1963-88)] — Marcus Siems, Goldammer		* [https://goldammer.me/blogs/articles/reference-guide-rolex-daytona A Beginner's Guide to the Early Rolex Daytona (1963-88)] — Marcus Siems, Goldammer

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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 ==

			* [[Reference:6240\|Daytona 6240]] — First Screw-Down-Pusher Daytona (1965–1969)
			* [[Reference:6262\|Daytona 6262]] — Pump-Pusher Daytona (1970–1972)
			* [[Reference:6264\|Daytona 6264]] — Paul Newman Dials (1970–1972)
			* [[Reference:6234\|Daytona 6234]] — Pre-Daytona (1955–1961)
			* [[Reference:6263\|Daytona 6263]] — Paul Newman, Big Red & RCO Dials (1969–1988)
			* [[Reference:6265\|Daytona 6265]] — Screw-Pusher Oyster (1971–1988)

			See also the [[Reference:daytona\|Daytona family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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