Reference:daytona - Revision history

Admin: Audit Daytona hub prose, chronology and source claims

2026-09-15T14:15:52Z

Audit Daytona hub prose, chronology and source claims

Admin: Editorial audit: clarify scope, remove unsupported claims, correct dating guidance and add sources

2026-09-12T19:49:01Z

Editorial audit: clarify scope, remove unsupported claims, correct dating guidance and add sources

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	The Cosmograph Daytona is Rolex's chronograph line and ~~the family that now anchors the brand's collector market~~. Rolex launched it in 1963, ran the manual-wind generation to 1988, switched to Zenith-based automatics that same year, and brought the movement in-house with cal 4130 in 2000.		The Cosmograph Daytona is Rolex's chronograph line, identified by its three subdials and tachymetric bezel. Rolex launched it in 1963, ran the manual-wind generation to 1988, switched to Zenith-based automatics that same year, and brought the movement in-house with cal 4130 in 2000.

	The map runs in four blocks: the 6238 Pre-Daytona, then the manual-wind Daytona from 1963 to 1988, the Zenith automatic from 1988 to 2000, and the in-house 4130 ~~era from~~ 2000 ~~to 2016~~. ~~Current~~ ceramic-~~era production sits outside this page~~.		The map runs in four blocks: the 6238 Pre-Daytona, then the manual-wind Daytona from 1963 to 1988, the Zenith automatic from 1988 to 2000, and the in-house 4130 generation introduced in 2000. The table also includes later ceramic-bezel references.

	Origins from 1937 to 1963 sit on a dedicated page. The Antimagnetique, Monoblocco, and 4xxx tonneau Oyster chronographs that hand the layout to the [[Reference:6239\|6239]] are tracked under [[Reference:pre-daytona-chronographs\|pre-Daytona chronographs]].		Origins from 1937 to 1963 sit on a dedicated page. The Antimagnetique, Monoblocco, and 4xxx tonneau Oyster chronographs that hand the layout to the [[Reference:6239\|6239]] are tracked under [[Reference:pre-daytona-chronographs\|pre-Daytona chronographs]].
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	== Zenith automatic (1988–2000) ==		== Zenith automatic (1988–2000) ==

	Rolex reworked the Zenith El Primero into caliber 4030 by cutting the beat rate, removing the date, and fitting a Rolex balance and escapement. The 16520 is the steel reference; 16518, 16519, 16523, and 16528 are the gold and Rolesor parallels. The 16520 dial ~~map is the main collector battleground of the era~~.		Rolex reworked the Zenith El Primero into caliber 4030 by cutting the beat rate, removing the date, and fitting a Rolex balance and escapement. The 16520 is the steel reference; 16518, 16519, 16523, and 16528 are the gold and Rolesor parallels. The 16520 article explains the dial-mark systems and their dating limits.

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	== ~~Variant spotlights~~ ==		<span id="Variant_spotlights"></span>
			== Auction record and disputed examples ==

	~~Headline and disputed variants get their own pages, where~~ the provenance and ~~the authentication arguments run at full length~~:		The linked articles document the provenance and competing attributions behind these examples:

	* [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona\|Paul Newman Daytona]]: the exotic dial family across six manual-wind host references (6239 / 6241 / 6262 / 6263 / 6264 / 6265). Mk1–Mk4 progression, five color types, RCO / Oyster Sotto, JPS, Lemon. Newman's own 6239 at USD 17,752,500 (Phillips Winning Icons, October 2017) and Big Red 6263 at USD 5,475,000 (Phillips NY, December 2020).		* [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona\|Paul Newman Daytona]]: the exotic dial family across six manual-wind host references (6239 / 6241 / 6262 / 6263 / 6264 / 6265). Mk1–Mk4 progression, five color types, RCO / Oyster Sotto, JPS, Lemon. Newman's own 6239 at USD 17,752,500 (Phillips Winning Icons, October 2017) and Big Red 6263 at USD 5,475,000 (Phillips NY, December 2020).
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	== Related families ==		== Related families ==

	* [[Reference:submariner\|Submariner]] — ~~the parallel~~ dive-~~watch line. Same case-era splits and the other half of the steel-sports-Rolex collector market~~.		* [[Reference:submariner\|Submariner]] — dive watches with an elapsed-time bezel.
	* [[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] — ~~the parallel pilot line. Acrylic, sapphire,~~ and ~~ceramic crystal eras run on the same calendar~~.		* [[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] — travel watches with a 24-hour hand and bezel.
	* [[Reference:sea-dweller\|Sea-Dweller]] — ~~the deeper-rated Submariner sibling. COMEX provenance overlaps the manual~~-~~wind Daytona auction record~~.		* [[Reference:sea-dweller\|Sea-Dweller]] — saturation-diving watches with a helium escape valve.


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	* [[Reference:Movements\|Movements]] — the Valjoux 72 manual-wind family (722 / 722-1 / 727), the Zenith-derived cal 4030, and the in-house cal 4130.		* [[Reference:Movements\|Movements]] — the Valjoux 72 manual-wind family (722 / 722-1 / 727), the Zenith-derived cal 4030, and the in-house cal 4130.
	* [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|Serial numbers]] — the three Rolex serial systems (numeric pre-1987, letter 1987–2010, random alphanumeric 2010+) with year-decoder tables.		* [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|Serial numbers]] — the three Rolex serial systems (numeric pre-1987, letter 1987–2010, random alphanumeric 2010+) with year-decoder tables.
	* [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Glossary]] — ~~every named~~ dial ~~variant~~, movement ~~caliber,~~ bracelet ~~reference~~, ~~and auction landmark consolidated~~ with ~~per-term definitions and~~ links to the ~~owning reference article~~.		* [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Glossary]] — definitions of dial nicknames, movement terms and bracelet references, with links to the relevant articles.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

Admin: site-wide: layout classes (core-facts card, breadcrumb, entry-point cards)

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site-wide: layout classes (core-facts card, breadcrumb, entry-point cards)

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	== Common entry points ==		== Common entry points ==

	~~{\| style~~="~~width:100%; border~~-~~collapse:separate; border~~-~~spacing:8px 0; margin:1em 0 1.5em 0;~~"		<div class="rp-grid">
	\|-		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Identifying a manual-wind acrylic Daytona?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:6263\|6263]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">Longest-running manual-wind Daytona, caliber 727, screw-down pushers. Hosts the Albino, Big Red, RCO, and the retailer-signed branches.</div></div></div>
	~~\| style~~="~~width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border~~-~~left:3px solid #555; vertical~~-~~align:top;~~" ~~\| ''~~Identifying a manual-wind acrylic Daytona?''<br/>~~'''~~[[Reference:6263\|6263]]~~''' — longest~~-running manual-wind Daytona, caliber 727, screw-down pushers. Hosts the Albino, Big Red, RCO, and the retailer-signed branches.		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Working from a Zenith-era dial photo?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:16520\|16520]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">Twelve years on caliber 4030 with the seven-mark dial progression — MK1 floating Cosmograph porcelain through MK7 Luminova, plus the Patrizzi sub-branch.</div></div></div>
	~~\| style~~="~~width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border~~-~~left:3px solid #555; vertical~~-~~align:top;~~" ~~\| ''~~Working from a Zenith-era dial photo?''<br/>~~'''~~[[Reference:16520\|16520]]~~''' — twelve~~ years on caliber 4030 with the seven-mark dial progression — MK1 floating Cosmograph porcelain through MK7 Luminova, plus the Patrizzi sub-branch.		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Cross-checking an in-house automatic Daytona?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:116520\|116520]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">First in-house Daytona, caliber 4130 with vertical clutch and column wheel, sixteen-year run from 2000 to 2016.</div></div></div>
	~~\| style~~="~~width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border~~-~~left:3px solid #555; vertical~~-~~align:top;~~" ~~\| ''~~Cross-checking an in-house automatic Daytona?''<br/>~~'''~~[[Reference:116520\|116520]]~~''' — first~~ in-house Daytona, caliber 4130 with vertical clutch and column wheel, sixteen-year run from 2000 to 2016.		</div>
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	== Manual-wind chronograph (1962–1988) ==		== Manual-wind chronograph (1962–1988) ==

Admin: site-wide: domain move BezelBase → Rolexopedia (rolexopedia.net)

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex Cosmograph Daytona}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex Cosmograph Daytona}}
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	\|title=Rolex Daytona — Reference Guide to Every Model & Year \| ~~BezelBase~~		\|title=Rolex Daytona — Reference Guide to Every Model & Year \| Rolexopedia
	\|description=Every pre-2020 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona reference, from the 1962 Pre-Daytona 6238 through the 2000-2016 in-house cal 4130 generation. Production histories, dial variants, movement specs, and collector context.		\|description=Every pre-2020 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona reference, from the 1962 Pre-Daytona 6238 through the 2000-2016 in-house cal 4130 generation. Production histories, dial variants, movement specs, and collector context.
	\|keywords=Rolex Daytona, Cosmograph Daytona, Paul Newman Daytona, Zenith Daytona, vintage Daytona, 6239, 6263, 6265, 16520, 116520, manual-wind chronograph, Valjoux 72, cal 4030, cal 4130		\|keywords=Rolex Daytona, Cosmograph Daytona, Paul Newman Daytona, Zenith Daytona, vintage Daytona, 6239, 6263, 6265, 16520, 116520, manual-wind chronograph, Valjoux 72, cal 4030, cal 4130

Admin: Add missing 116500LN row to the cal 4130 reference table — the section prose already links it, the table just never had a row for it

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Add missing 116500LN row to the cal 4130 reference table — the section prose already links it, the table just never had a row for it

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	\| [[Reference:116503\|116503]] \|\| 2016–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| Steel + 18k yellow gold (Yellow Rolesor) \|\| Engraved gold tachymetre \|\| Rolesor successor to the 116523; 2016 bezel redraw with triangular markers; last engraved-gold-bezel Daytona on a steel case		\| [[Reference:116503\|116503]] \|\| 2016–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| Steel + 18k yellow gold (Yellow Rolesor) \|\| Engraved gold tachymetre \|\| Rolesor successor to the 116523; 2016 bezel redraw with triangular markers; last engraved-gold-bezel Daytona on a steel case
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			\| [[Reference:116500LN\|116500LN]] \|\| 2016–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| Stainless steel \|\| Black Cerachrom monobloc \|\| First steel Cerachrom Daytona; Baselworld 2016; "Panda" white-dial and black-dial versions; one of the highest-traffic references in the family
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	\| [[Reference:116506\|116506]] \|\| 2013–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| 950 platinum \|\| Chestnut Cerachrom monobloc \|\| First platinum Daytona; Baselworld 2013 for the 50th anniversary; ice-blue dial; standard / baguette-diamond / Arabic-Indic sub-references		\| [[Reference:116506\|116506]] \|\| 2013–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| 950 platinum \|\| Chestnut Cerachrom monobloc \|\| First platinum Daytona; Baselworld 2013 for the 50th anniversary; ice-blue dial; standard / baguette-diamond / Arabic-Indic sub-references

Admin: Add 116519, 116503 and 116518LN to the in-house cal 4130 table and the 2017 Oysterflex sentence

2026-08-10T08:48:11Z

Add 116519, 116503 and 116518LN to the in-house cal 4130 table and the 2017 Oysterflex sentence

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	== In-house cal 4130 (2000–2016) ==		== In-house cal 4130 (2000–2016) ==

	Caliber 4130 brought vertical clutch, column wheel, and a 72-hour reserve. The 116520 is the steel reference; 116523 and 116528 are the Rolesor and yellow-gold siblings. Cerachrom reached the Cosmograph in 2011 on the Everose-gold [[Reference:116515LN\|116515LN]], then the platinum [[Reference:116506\|116506]] in 2013, and steel in 2016 with the [[Reference:116500LN\|116500LN]]. The 2017 Baselworld release carried it across the remaining precious metals, the white gold [[Reference:116519LN\|116519LN]] ~~among them~~.		Caliber 4130 brought vertical clutch, column wheel, and a 72-hour reserve. The 116520 is the steel reference; 116523 and 116528 are the Rolesor and yellow-gold siblings. Cerachrom reached the Cosmograph in 2011 on the Everose-gold [[Reference:116515LN\|116515LN]], then the platinum [[Reference:116506\|116506]] in 2013, and steel in 2016 with the [[Reference:116500LN\|116500LN]]. The 2017 Baselworld release carried it across the remaining precious metals on the Oysterflex strap: the yellow gold [[Reference:116518LN\|116518LN]], the white gold [[Reference:116519LN\|116519LN]], and the 116515LN re-cased off leather.

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	\| [[Reference:116518\|116518]] \|\| 2000–c.2015 \|\| 4130 \|\| 18k yellow gold \|\| Gold tachymetre \|\| Yellow gold leather-strap counterpart to the 116528; alligator on yellow gold deployant; broad cal 4130 dial catalogue		\| [[Reference:116518\|116518]] \|\| 2000–c.2015 \|\| 4130 \|\| 18k yellow gold \|\| Gold tachymetre \|\| Yellow gold leather-strap counterpart to the 116528; alligator on yellow gold deployant; broad cal 4130 dial catalogue
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			\| [[Reference:116519\|116519]] \|\| c.2000–c.2016 \|\| 4130 \|\| 18k white gold \|\| Engraved white gold tachymetre \|\| White gold leather-strap counterpart to the 116509; carried the four pastel "Beach" dials with matching lizard straps; Paul Newman owned one
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	\| [[Reference:116509\|116509]] \|\| 2004–c.2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| 18k white gold \|\| Engraved white gold tachymetre \|\| Only cal 4130 Daytona on a white gold Oyster bracelet; broadest stone-dial catalogue — meteorite, chrysoprase, turquoise, sodalite		\| [[Reference:116509\|116509]] \|\| 2004–c.2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| 18k white gold \|\| Engraved white gold tachymetre \|\| Only cal 4130 Daytona on a white gold Oyster bracelet; broadest stone-dial catalogue — meteorite, chrysoprase, turquoise, sodalite
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	\| [[Reference:116508\|116508]] \|\| 2016–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| 18k yellow gold \|\| Gold tachymetre \|\| Bracelet-mounted yellow gold successor to the 116528; introduced the green sundust dial		\| [[Reference:116508\|116508]] \|\| 2016–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| 18k yellow gold \|\| Gold tachymetre \|\| Bracelet-mounted yellow gold successor to the 116528; introduced the green sundust dial
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			\| [[Reference:116503\|116503]] \|\| 2016–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| Steel + 18k yellow gold (Yellow Rolesor) \|\| Engraved gold tachymetre \|\| Rolesor successor to the 116523; 2016 bezel redraw with triangular markers; last engraved-gold-bezel Daytona on a steel case
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	\| [[Reference:116506\|116506]] \|\| 2013–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| 950 platinum \|\| Chestnut Cerachrom monobloc \|\| First platinum Daytona; Baselworld 2013 for the 50th anniversary; ice-blue dial; standard / baguette-diamond / Arabic-Indic sub-references		\| [[Reference:116506\|116506]] \|\| 2013–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| 950 platinum \|\| Chestnut Cerachrom monobloc \|\| First platinum Daytona; Baselworld 2013 for the 50th anniversary; ice-blue dial; standard / baguette-diamond / Arabic-Indic sub-references
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	\| [[Reference:116519LN\|116519LN]] \|\| 2017–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| 18k white gold \|\| Black Cerachrom monobloc \|\| White gold half of the 2017 Cerachrom-on-precious-metal launch; Oysterflex from inception		\| [[Reference:116519LN\|116519LN]] \|\| 2017–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| 18k white gold \|\| Black Cerachrom monobloc \|\| White gold half of the 2017 Cerachrom-on-precious-metal launch; Oysterflex from inception
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			\| [[Reference:116518LN\|116518LN]] \|\| 2017–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| 18k yellow gold \|\| Black Cerachrom monobloc \|\| Yellow gold half of the 2017 Oysterflex launch; the champagne-and-black "Pikachu"; meteorite dial added 2021
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Admin: Add 116509 and 116519LN to the cal 4130 generation table

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Add 116509 and 116519LN to the cal 4130 generation table

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	== In-house cal 4130 (2000–2016) ==		== In-house cal 4130 (2000–2016) ==

	Caliber 4130 brought vertical clutch, column wheel, and a 72-hour reserve. The 116520 is the steel reference; 116523 and 116528 are the Rolesor and yellow-gold siblings. Cerachrom reached the Cosmograph in 2011 on the Everose-gold [[Reference:116515LN\|116515LN]], then the platinum [[Reference:116506\|116506]] in 2013, and steel in 2016 with the [[Reference:116500LN\|116500LN]].		Caliber 4130 brought vertical clutch, column wheel, and a 72-hour reserve. The 116520 is the steel reference; 116523 and 116528 are the Rolesor and yellow-gold siblings. Cerachrom reached the Cosmograph in 2011 on the Everose-gold [[Reference:116515LN\|116515LN]], then the platinum [[Reference:116506\|116506]] in 2013, and steel in 2016 with the [[Reference:116500LN\|116500LN]]. The 2017 Baselworld release carried it across the remaining precious metals, the white gold [[Reference:116519LN\|116519LN]] among them.

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	\| [[Reference:116518\|116518]] \|\| 2000–c.2015 \|\| 4130 \|\| 18k yellow gold \|\| Gold tachymetre \|\| Yellow gold leather-strap counterpart to the 116528; alligator on yellow gold deployant; broad cal 4130 dial catalogue		\| [[Reference:116518\|116518]] \|\| 2000–c.2015 \|\| 4130 \|\| 18k yellow gold \|\| Gold tachymetre \|\| Yellow gold leather-strap counterpart to the 116528; alligator on yellow gold deployant; broad cal 4130 dial catalogue
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			\| [[Reference:116509\|116509]] \|\| 2004–c.2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| 18k white gold \|\| Engraved white gold tachymetre \|\| Only cal 4130 Daytona on a white gold Oyster bracelet; broadest stone-dial catalogue — meteorite, chrysoprase, turquoise, sodalite
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	\| [[Reference:116505\|116505]] \|\| 2008–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| 18k Everose gold \|\| Engraved Everose tachymetre \|\| First Everose Daytona; Baselworld 2008 launch; chocolate, black, ivory, sundust, and 2021 meteorite dial branches		\| [[Reference:116505\|116505]] \|\| 2008–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| 18k Everose gold \|\| Engraved Everose tachymetre \|\| First Everose Daytona; Baselworld 2008 launch; chocolate, black, ivory, sundust, and 2021 meteorite dial branches
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	\| [[Reference:116506\|116506]] \|\| 2013–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| 950 platinum \|\| Chestnut Cerachrom monobloc \|\| First platinum Daytona; Baselworld 2013 for the 50th anniversary; ice-blue dial; standard / baguette-diamond / Arabic-Indic sub-references		\| [[Reference:116506\|116506]] \|\| 2013–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| 950 platinum \|\| Chestnut Cerachrom monobloc \|\| First platinum Daytona; Baselworld 2013 for the 50th anniversary; ice-blue dial; standard / baguette-diamond / Arabic-Indic sub-references
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			\| [[Reference:116519LN\|116519LN]] \|\| 2017–2023 \|\| 4130 \|\| 18k white gold \|\| Black Cerachrom monobloc \|\| White gold half of the 2017 Cerachrom-on-precious-metal launch; Oysterflex from inception
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Admin: Structure: merge duplicate 'Reference guides' into script-owned 'Shared references' (same pattern as prince/sea-dweller), keeping the richer per-item glosses

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Structure: merge duplicate 'Reference guides' into script-owned 'Shared references' (same pattern as prince/sea-dweller), keeping the richer per-item glosses

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	* [[Reference:neanderthal-daytona\|Neanderthal 6240]]: Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018 presented this as the earliest Paul Newman prototype, sold CHF 3,012,500. Pereztroika's November 2022 dossier disputes the prototype framing using the April 1998 ''Orologi & Market'' page 44 as contemporaneous evidence of a post-production construction.		* [[Reference:neanderthal-daytona\|Neanderthal 6240]]: Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018 presented this as the earliest Paul Newman prototype, sold CHF 3,012,500. Pereztroika's November 2022 dossier disputes the prototype framing using the April 1998 ''Orologi & Market'' page 44 as contemporaneous evidence of a post-production construction.
	* [[Reference:oyster-sotto-daytona\|Oyster Sotto / RCO 6263]]: the rarest standard-production Paul Newman layout, with ROLEX COSMOGRAPH OYSTER text stack (OYSTER below Cosmograph rather than above). First Paul Newman to breach seven figures at Christie's Lesson One in 2013; hammered CHF 1,662,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018.		* [[Reference:oyster-sotto-daytona\|Oyster Sotto / RCO 6263]]: the rarest standard-production Paul Newman layout, with ROLEX COSMOGRAPH OYSTER text stack (OYSTER below Cosmograph rather than above). First Paul Newman to breach seven figures at Christie's Lesson One in 2013; hammered CHF 1,662,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018.

	~~== Reference guides ==~~

	~~Material that applies across every Daytona reference:~~

	* [[Reference:Bracelets\|Bracelets]]: the 7205, 7836, 78350, 78360, 78390, 78490, 8385, 93150 fitments and clasp date-code key (A=1976 to CP=2011, with the 1995–98 overlap).
	* [[Reference:Movements\|Movements]]: the Valjoux 72 manual-wind family (722 / 722-1 / 727), the Zenith-derived cal 4030, and the in-house cal 4130.
	* [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|Serial numbers]]: the three Rolex serial systems (numeric pre-1987, letter 1987–2010, random alphanumeric 2010+) with year-decoder tables.
	* [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Glossary]]: every named dial variant, movement caliber, bracelet reference, and auction landmark consolidated with per-term definitions and links to the owning reference article.

	== Related families ==		== Related families ==
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	== Shared references ==		== Shared references ==

	* [[Reference:~~Serial-numbers~~\|~~Serial numbers by year~~]] — date ~~any Daytona from its serial~~		* [[Reference:Bracelets\|Bracelets]] — the 7205, 7836, 78350, 78360, 78390, 78490, 8385, 93150 fitments and clasp date-code key (A=1976 to CP=2011, with the 1995–98 overlap).
	* [[Reference:Movements\|~~Movement reference~~]] — the ~~calibers used across~~ the ~~Daytona line~~		* [[Reference:Movements\|Movements]] — the Valjoux 72 manual-wind family (722 / 722-1 / 727), the Zenith-derived cal 4030, and the in-house cal 4130.
	* [[Reference:~~Bracelets~~\|~~Bracelet & clasp guide~~]] — bracelet ~~types~~, ~~end~~-links~~, and clasp date codes~~		* [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|Serial numbers]] — the three Rolex serial systems (numeric pre-1987, letter 1987–2010, random alphanumeric 2010+) with year-decoder tables.
			* [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Glossary]] — every named dial variant, movement caliber, bracelet reference, and auction landmark consolidated with per-term definitions and links to the owning reference article.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	~~== Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ==~~
	The Cosmograph Daytona is Rolex's chronograph line and the family that now anchors the brand's collector market. Rolex launched it in 1963, ran the manual-wind generation to 1988, switched to Zenith-based automatics that same year, and brought the movement in-house with cal 4130 in 2000.		The Cosmograph Daytona is Rolex's chronograph line and the family that now anchors the brand's collector market. Rolex launched it in 1963, ran the manual-wind generation to 1988, switched to Zenith-based automatics that same year, and brought the movement in-house with cal 4130 in 2000.

Admin: Text audit: voice, clarity, source links

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Text audit: voice, clarity, source links

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	* [[Reference:neanderthal-daytona\|Neanderthal 6240]]: Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018 presented this as the earliest Paul Newman prototype, sold CHF 3,012,500. Pereztroika's November 2022 dossier disputes the prototype framing using the April 1998 ''Orologi & Market'' page 44 as contemporaneous evidence of a post-production construction.		* [[Reference:neanderthal-daytona\|Neanderthal 6240]]: Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018 presented this as the earliest Paul Newman prototype, sold CHF 3,012,500. Pereztroika's November 2022 dossier disputes the prototype framing using the April 1998 ''Orologi & Market'' page 44 as contemporaneous evidence of a post-production construction.
	* [[Reference:oyster-sotto-daytona\|Oyster Sotto / RCO 6263]]: the rarest standard-production Paul Newman layout, with ROLEX COSMOGRAPH OYSTER text stack (OYSTER below Cosmograph rather than above). First Paul Newman to breach seven figures at Christie's Lesson One in 2013; hammered CHF 1,662,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018.		* [[Reference:oyster-sotto-daytona\|Oyster Sotto / RCO 6263]]: the rarest standard-production Paul Newman layout, with ROLEX COSMOGRAPH OYSTER text stack (OYSTER below Cosmograph rather than above). First Paul Newman to breach seven figures at Christie's Lesson One in 2013; hammered CHF 1,662,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018.

	~~== Reference guides ==~~

	~~Material that applies across every Daytona reference:~~

	* [[Reference:Bracelets\|Bracelets]]: the 7205, 7836, 78350, 78360, 78390, 78490, 8385, 93150 fitments and clasp date-code key (A=1976 to CP=2011, with the 1995–98 overlap).
	* [[Reference:Movements\|Movements]]: the Valjoux 72 manual-wind family (722 / 722-1 / 727), the Zenith-derived cal 4030, and the in-house cal 4130.
	* [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|Serial numbers]]: the three Rolex serial systems (numeric pre-1987, letter 1987–2010, random alphanumeric 2010+) with year-decoder tables.
	* [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Glossary]]: every named dial variant, movement caliber, bracelet reference, and auction landmark consolidated with per-term definitions and links to the owning reference article.

	== Related families ==		== Related families ==
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	== Shared references ==		== Shared references ==

	* [[Reference:~~Serial-numbers~~\|~~Serial numbers by year~~]] — date ~~any Daytona from its serial~~		* [[Reference:Bracelets\|Bracelets]] — the 7205, 7836, 78350, 78360, 78390, 78490, 8385, 93150 fitments and clasp date-code key (A=1976 to CP=2011, with the 1995–98 overlap).
	* [[Reference:Movements\|~~Movement reference~~]] — the ~~calibers used across~~ the ~~Daytona line~~		* [[Reference:Movements\|Movements]] — the Valjoux 72 manual-wind family (722 / 722-1 / 727), the Zenith-derived cal 4030, and the in-house cal 4130.
	* [[Reference:~~Bracelets~~\|~~Bracelet & clasp guide~~]] — bracelet ~~types~~, ~~end~~-links~~, and clasp date codes~~		* [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|Serial numbers]] — the three Rolex serial systems (numeric pre-1987, letter 1987–2010, random alphanumeric 2010+) with year-decoder tables.
			* [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Glossary]] — every named dial variant, movement caliber, bracelet reference, and auction landmark consolidated with per-term definitions and links to the owning reference article.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	== Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ==		== Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ==
	The Cosmograph Daytona is Rolex's chronograph line and the family that now anchors the brand's collector market. Rolex ~~introduced~~ it in 1963, ran the manual-wind generation ~~through~~ 1988, ~~moved~~ to Zenith-based ~~automatic watches in 1988~~, and ~~introduced~~ the in-house cal 4130 in 2000.		The Cosmograph Daytona is Rolex's chronograph line and the family that now anchors the brand's collector market. Rolex launched it in 1963, ran the manual-wind generation to 1988, switched to Zenith-based automatics that same year, and brought the movement in-house with cal 4130 in 2000.

	The map runs in four blocks: the 6238 Pre-Daytona, then the manual-wind Daytona from 1963 to 1988, the Zenith automatic from 1988 to 2000, and the in-house 4130 era from 2000 to 2016. Current ceramic-era production sits outside this page.		The map runs in four blocks: the 6238 Pre-Daytona, then the manual-wind Daytona from 1963 to 1988, the Zenith automatic from 1988 to 2000, and the in-house 4130 era from 2000 to 2016. Current ceramic-era production sits outside this page.

	Origins ~~(1937–1963)~~ sit on a dedicated page. The Antimagnetique, Monoblocco, and 4xxx tonneau Oyster chronographs that hand the layout to the [[Reference:6239\|6239]] are tracked under [[Reference:pre-daytona-chronographs\|pre-Daytona chronographs]].		Origins from 1937 to 1963 sit on a dedicated page. The Antimagnetique, Monoblocco, and 4xxx tonneau Oyster chronographs that hand the layout to the [[Reference:6239\|6239]] are tracked under [[Reference:pre-daytona-chronographs\|pre-Daytona chronographs]].

	[[File:Daytona vintage poster.webp\|thumb\|center\|400px\|alt=Vintage Rolex Cosmograph Daytona advertising — the chronograph that defined the line\|Vintage Rolex Cosmograph Daytona advertising — the chronograph that defined the line]]		[[File:Daytona vintage poster.webp\|thumb\|center\|400px\|alt=Vintage Rolex Cosmograph Daytona advertising — the chronograph that defined the line\|Vintage Rolex Cosmograph Daytona advertising — the chronograph that defined the line]]
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	== Manual-wind chronograph (1962–1988) ==		== Manual-wind chronograph (1962–1988) ==

	This is the Valjoux 72 era. Rolex first sold the 6238 as the Pre-Daytona, then moved the ~~tachymeter~~ to the bezel on the 6239. ~~The 6240 introduced screw~~-down pushers and the Oyster case~~. The~~ 6241 kept pump pushers ~~with~~ an acrylic bezel insert. ~~The~~ 6262 and 6264 ~~were brief transitional references~~, ~~then~~ the 6263 and 6265 ~~ran~~ the manual-wind line out to 1988 on caliber 727.		This is the Valjoux 72 era. Rolex first sold the 6238 as the Pre-Daytona, then moved the tachymetre to the bezel on the 6239. Screw-down pushers and the Oyster case arrived with the 6240, while the 6241 kept pump pushers behind an acrylic bezel insert. After the brief transitional 6262 and 6264, the 6263 and 6265 carried the manual-wind line out to 1988 on caliber 727.

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	== Variant spotlights ==		== Variant spotlights ==

	Headline and disputed variants get their own pages, where provenance, authentication~~, and auction history can be tracked in~~ full:		Headline and disputed variants get their own pages, where the provenance and the authentication arguments run at full length:

	* [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona\|Paul Newman Daytona]]: the exotic dial family across six manual-wind host references (6239 / 6241 / 6262 / 6263 / 6264 / 6265). Mk1–Mk4 progression, five color types, RCO / Oyster Sotto, JPS, Lemon. Newman's own 6239 at USD 17,752,500 (Phillips Winning Icons, October 2017) and Big Red 6263 at USD 5,475,000 (Phillips NY, December 2020).		* [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona\|Paul Newman Daytona]]: the exotic dial family across six manual-wind host references (6239 / 6241 / 6262 / 6263 / 6264 / 6265). Mk1–Mk4 progression, five color types, RCO / Oyster Sotto, JPS, Lemon. Newman's own 6239 at USD 17,752,500 (Phillips Winning Icons, October 2017) and Big Red 6263 at USD 5,475,000 (Phillips NY, December 2020).
	* [[Reference:albino-daytona\|Albino 6263]]: the white-on-white monochromatic dial; three documented examples; three-way Hodinkee / Perezcope / Sotheby's ~~authenticity dispute~~; Clapton provenance arc from USD 50,190 (Christie's 2003) to USD 952,500 (Sotheby's Abu Dhabi 2025).		* [[Reference:albino-daytona\|Albino 6263]]: the white-on-white monochromatic dial; three documented examples; three-way authenticity dispute between Hodinkee, Jose Pereztroika of Perezcope, and Sotheby's; Clapton provenance arc from USD 50,190 (Christie's 2003) to USD 952,500 (Sotheby's Abu Dhabi 2025).
	* [[Reference:unicorn-daytona\|Unicorn 6265]]: the only known 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona; Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018 headline at CHF 5,937,500; ~~Perezcope~~ 2022 Frankenstein dossier disputing authenticity with 2010 Newoldschlock Instagram photographs and millerighe pusher forensics.		* [[Reference:unicorn-daytona\|Unicorn 6265]]: the only known 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona; Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018 headline at CHF 5,937,500; Pereztroika's 2022 Frankenstein dossier disputing authenticity with 2010 Newoldschlock Instagram photographs and millerighe pusher forensics.
	* [[Reference:big-red-daytona\|Big Red 6263]]: standard / Floating Big Red / Small Red variants; Paul Newman's own Big Red, its caseback engraved "DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE" by Joanne Woodward, who bought the watch for him in 1983. Newman gave it to his daughter Clea Newman Soderlund in 2008, and it sold at Phillips NY in December 2020 for USD 5,475,000.		* [[Reference:big-red-daytona\|Big Red 6263]]: standard / Floating Big Red / Small Red variants; Paul Newman's own Big Red, its caseback engraved "DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE" by Joanne Woodward, who bought the watch for him in 1983. Newman gave it to his daughter Clea Newman Soderlund in 2008, and it sold at Phillips NY in December 2020 for USD 5,475,000.
	* [[Reference:neanderthal-daytona\|Neanderthal 6240]]: Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018 presented this as the earliest Paul Newman prototype, sold CHF 3,012,500. ~~Perezcope~~'s November 2022 dossier disputes the prototype framing using the April 1998 ''Orologi & Market'' page 44 as contemporaneous evidence of a post-production construction.		* [[Reference:neanderthal-daytona\|Neanderthal 6240]]: Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018 presented this as the earliest Paul Newman prototype, sold CHF 3,012,500. Pereztroika's November 2022 dossier disputes the prototype framing using the April 1998 ''Orologi & Market'' page 44 as contemporaneous evidence of a post-production construction.
	* [[Reference:oyster-sotto-daytona\|Oyster Sotto / RCO 6263]]: the rarest standard-production Paul Newman layout, with ROLEX COSMOGRAPH OYSTER text stack (OYSTER below Cosmograph rather than above). First Paul Newman to breach seven figures at Christie's Lesson One in 2013; hammered CHF 1,662,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018.		* [[Reference:oyster-sotto-daytona\|Oyster Sotto / RCO 6263]]: the rarest standard-production Paul Newman layout, with ROLEX COSMOGRAPH OYSTER text stack (OYSTER below Cosmograph rather than above). First Paul Newman to breach seven figures at Christie's Lesson One in 2013; hammered CHF 1,662,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018.

	== Reference guides ==		== Reference guides ==

	~~Cross-family material~~ that applies across every Daytona reference:		Material that applies across every Daytona reference:

	* [[Reference:Bracelets\|Bracelets]]: the 7205, 7836, 78350, 78360, 78390, 78490, 8385, 93150 fitments and clasp date-code key (A=1976 to CP=2011, with the 1995–98 overlap).		* [[Reference:Bracelets\|Bracelets]]: the 7205, 7836, 78350, 78360, 78390, 78490, 8385, 93150 fitments and clasp date-code key (A=1976 to CP=2011, with the 1995–98 overlap).