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== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown ==
== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown ==


The 6264 case is about 36mm, in stainless steel or yellow gold. Published examples include 14k cases for the North American market and 18k examples for export. A documented 14k example, case 2802729, sold at Antiquorum New York in September 2014 for USD 81,250; the lot had a champagne-and-black dial, applied yellow-gold indexes, and caliber 727.
The 6264 case is about 36mm, in stainless steel or yellow gold. Published examples include 14k cases for the North American market and 18k examples for export. A documented 14k example, case 2802729, has a champagne-and-black dial, applied yellow-gold indexes, and caliber 727 (Antiquorum New York, September 2014).


[[File:Ref 6264 dial-variant-gold.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=14K yellow gold Rolex 6264, champagne and black dial, on a leather strap|The 14K gold 6264, case No.2802729. Antiquorum New York, September 2014, sold USD 81,250.]]
[[File:Ref 6264 dial-variant-gold.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=14K yellow gold Rolex 6264, champagne and black dial, on a leather strap|The 14K gold 6264, case No.2802729. Antiquorum New York, September 2014.]]


The pump pushers are the watch’s defining feature against the contemporary 6263, which carries the same case and bezel but adds threaded screw-down pusher tubes. Pump pushers are unthreaded, sit slightly proud of the case, and actuate without unscrewing. Published sources give different water-resistance figures for early manual-wind Daytonas, including 50m and 100m. The page should not use one figure as a universal 6264 specification; the screw-down pushers were introduced to improve sealing and prevent accidental actuation. The Twinlock screw-down crown is the same on both. Neither watch was meant for chronograph use underwater; the screw-pusher revision answered accidental actuation more than depth rating.
The pump pushers are the watch’s defining feature against the contemporary 6263, which carries the same case and bezel but adds threaded screw-down pusher tubes. Pump pushers are unthreaded, sit slightly proud of the case, and actuate without unscrewing. Published sources give different water-resistance figures for early manual-wind Daytonas, including 50m and 100m. The page should not use one figure as a universal 6264 specification; the screw-down pushers were introduced to improve sealing and prevent accidental actuation. The Twinlock screw-down crown is the same on both. Neither watch was meant for chronograph use underwater; the screw-pusher revision answered accidental actuation more than depth rating.
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The bezel insert is black acrylic with a white tachymeter graduation, generally calibrated to 200 units per hour. The 6262 differs by using an engraved metal bezel; the case and caliber relationship is otherwise close. The same acrylic-bezel concept continued on the 6263, although individual bezels can be replaced.
The bezel insert is black acrylic with a white tachymeter graduation, generally calibrated to 200 units per hour. The 6262 differs by using an engraved metal bezel; the case and caliber relationship is otherwise close. The same acrylic-bezel concept continued on the 6263, although individual bezels can be replaced.


Some case records are dual-stamped with neighboring references. That affects the identification of an individual case, but it does not overturn the reference-level bezel distinction documented by auction catalogues. Two Bonhams lots — an 18K gold "Khanjar" Sultanate of Oman dial example sold in London for £124,860 in June 2024, and a steel example sold for £38,400 in June 2025 — are both catalogued as "Ref: 6263 between the lugs, 6264 inside case back." Both carry screw-down pushers, meaning both are functionally 6263s despite the 6264 caseback stamp. A third lot, catalogued directly as "Ref:6262/6264" and sold in London for £84,100 in 2014, shows the same practice on the pump-pusher side ([[Reference:6262]]). A single case-stamp reading is not sufficient on its own to settle which reference a given watch belongs to across this cluster.
Some case records are dual-stamped with neighboring references. That affects the identification of an individual case, but it does not overturn the reference-level bezel distinction documented by auction catalogues. Two Bonhams lots — an 18K gold "Khanjar" Sultanate of Oman dial example from 2024 and a steel example from 2025 — are both catalogued as "Ref: 6263 between the lugs, 6264 inside case back." Both carry screw-down pushers, meaning both are functionally 6263s despite the 6264 caseback stamp. A third lot, catalogued directly as "Ref:6262/6264" in 2014, shows the same practice on the pump-pusher side ([[Reference:6262]]). A single case-stamp reading is not sufficient on its own to settle which reference a given watch belongs to across this cluster.


[[File:Ref 6264 caseback.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Dual-stamped Rolex caseback reading 6262 inside a bracelet-fitted case|The dual-stamped case from the 2014 Bonhams £84,100 lot — caseback reads 6262, case body between the lugs reads 6264.]]
[[File:Ref 6264 caseback.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Dual-stamped Rolex caseback reading 6262 inside a bracelet-fitted case|The dual-stamped case from the 2014 Bonhams lot — caseback reads 6262, case body between the lugs reads 6264.]]


Crystal is acrylic, a flat-domed Twinlock-compatible plexi consistent with the era and the rest of the manual-wind Daytona group. The crown is a Twinlock screw-down, period-standard for water-resistant Oyster sport watches before Triplock entered the line on the deeper-spec divers.
Crystal is acrylic, a flat-domed Twinlock-compatible plexi consistent with the era and the rest of the manual-wind Daytona group. The crown is a Twinlock screw-down, period-standard for water-resistant Oyster sport watches before Triplock entered the line on the deeper-spec divers.
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The Paul Newman 6264 is a documented exotic-dial branch. Examples include panda and tri-color layouts; no factory-limited run or complete survival count is established. The dial should be authenticated independently of the case reference.
The Paul Newman 6264 is a documented exotic-dial branch. Examples include panda and tri-color layouts; no factory-limited run or complete survival count is established. The dial should be authenticated independently of the case reference.


Retailer-signed examples are documented for Tiffany, Beyer, Cartier, Asprey, Serpico y Laino, and Linz Brothers. The Linz-signed Paul Newman 6264 sold at Antiquorum Geneva in November 2017 for CHF 275,000. Antiquorum described the signature as a retailer addition; the available records do not establish a complete retailer census for the reference.
Retailer-signed examples are documented for Tiffany, Beyer, Cartier, Asprey, Serpico y Laino, and Linz Brothers. The Linz-signed Paul Newman 6264 was sold at Antiquorum Geneva in November 2017. Antiquorum described the signature as a retailer addition; the available records do not establish a complete retailer census for the reference.


[[File:Ref 6264 dial-variant-paulnewman-linz.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 6264 Paul Newman dial signed Linz, on an Oyster bracelet|The Linz Brothers-signed Paul Newman 6264. Antiquorum Geneva, November 2017, sold CHF 275,000.]]
[[File:Ref 6264 dial-variant-paulnewman-linz.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 6264 Paul Newman dial signed Linz, on an Oyster bracelet|The Linz Brothers-signed Paul Newman 6264. Antiquorum Geneva, November 2017.]]
[[File:Ref 6264 dial-detail.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Close-up of the Linz retailer signature below Rolex Cosmograph on the exotic dial|Dial detail — the "Linz" retailer signature, applied locally by the Dallas dealership rather than at Rolex Switzerland.]]
[[File:Ref 6264 dial-detail.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Close-up of the Linz retailer signature below Rolex Cosmograph on the exotic dial|Dial detail — the "Linz" retailer signature, applied locally by the Dallas dealership rather than at Rolex Switzerland.]]


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


The 6264 has not produced the headline single-lot results that the 6263 has accumulated across Christie’s “Daytona Lesson One” (Geneva, 2013) and Phillips’ “Daytona Ultimatum” (Geneva, 2018). Phillips’ Daytona Ultimatum did include the 6264 within its catalogued field, and the broader Phillips manual-wind round-up at the Geneva Watch Auction XX in November 2024 covered 6264 examples in its fourteen-lot set, but no 6264-specific lot has reached the seven- or eight-figure tier of the named 6263 special branches. A specific, well-documented 6264 result exists at the high end regardless: the Linz Brothers retailer-signed Paul Newman (Antiquorum Geneva, November 2017) sold for CHF 275,000.
The 6264 appears in the broader manual-wind Daytona auction record, including Phillips’s Daytona Ultimatum catalogue and the Geneva Watch Auction XX round-up in November 2024. The Linz Brothers retailer-signed Paul Newman is a separately documented Antiquorum Geneva 2017 lot; its result belongs to that individual watch, not to every 6264.


The 6264 is identified by the combination of pump pushers, the black acrylic bezel, and caliber 727. Sigma and Big Red dial classifications belong to later production and should not be assumed on a 6264 without a specific source. Case, dial, hands, pushers, and bezel should agree with the 1970–72 period. A neighboring reference stamped on a case requires an individual case and movement review; screw-down pushers are a modification of the pump-pusher specification.
The 6264 is identified by the combination of pump pushers, the black acrylic bezel, and caliber 727. Sigma and Big Red dial classifications belong to later production and should not be assumed on a 6264 without a specific source. Case, dial, hands, pushers, and bezel should agree with the 1970–72 period. A neighboring reference stamped on a case requires an individual case and movement review; screw-down pushers are a modification of the pump-pusher specification.
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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]].
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]].
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
Ref 6264 hero.webp|6264 pump-pusher Daytona with black acrylic bezel
Ref 6264 movement.webp|Caliber 727 movement
Ref 6264 dial-variant-gold.webp|14k yellow-gold 6264 dial
Ref 6264 dial-variant-paulnewman-linz.webp|Linz-signed Paul Newman dial
Ref 6264 caseback.webp|Dual-stamped caseback example
</gallery>


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* [https://www.rolex.com/about-rolex/history/1953-1967 Rolex history, 1953–1967] — official 1963 Cosmograph launch and bezel tachymeter history
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-daytona-chronograph-1963-in-depth-review/ In-Depth: The History of the Rolex Daytona, The Emblematic Racing Chronograph] — Erik Slaven, Monochrome
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-daytona-chronograph-1963-in-depth-review/ In-Depth: The History of the Rolex Daytona, The Emblematic Racing Chronograph] — Erik Slaven, Monochrome
* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-vintage-watch-nerds-critical-dissection-of-the-rolex-daytona-past-to-present-part-1-3 In-Depth: A Vintage Watch Nerd's Critical Dissection of the Rolex Daytona, Past to Present (Part 1/3)] — Paul Boutros, Hodinkee
* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-vintage-watch-nerds-critical-dissection-of-the-rolex-daytona-past-to-present-part-1-3 In-Depth: A Vintage Watch Nerd's Critical Dissection of the Rolex Daytona, Past to Present (Part 1/3)] — Paul Boutros, Hodinkee
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