Episode 62: Daytona, An Introduction

This episode covers all you need to know to begin speaking Daytona. No more needs to be said. 

Links Mentioned:

Pre-Daytona:

3346 Zerographe:

https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080016/36

4113 Split:

https://www.phillips.com/article/47875238/comparing-two-rolex-reference-4113-of-the-twelve-made-1

4537:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/4537-rolex-chronograph

5034: 

https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080220/50

3525:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/monoblocco-3525-rolex-chronograph

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-vintage-rolex-reference-3525-telling-a-beautiful-but-tragic-story

6034 Pre-Daytona:

https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080122/221

6234 Pre-Daytona:

https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080122/192

6238 Pre-Daytona:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/black-galvanic-dial-6238-rolex-pre-daytona-chronograph

A Fantastic Chronology of Pre-Daytona:

https://goldammer.me/blogs/articles/reference-guide-vintage-rolex-pre-daytona

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And we Begin Daytona, We Have to Link the Reference Points:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/understanding-the-rolex-non-paul-newman-daytona

The OG Le Mans Ad in In this Article:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/up-close-and-personal-with-the-2023-rolex-le-mans-daytona-ref-126529ln

A Great 6239:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/paul-newman-6239-rolex-daytona

6240 with Millerighe Pushers, the First Oyster Pusher:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/small-floating-dial-6240-rolex-daytona

This Guide has a Pretty Sound Pusher Study:

https://www.41watch.com/en/journal/historical-reviews-of-iconic-watches/retrospective-complete-de-la-rolex-daytona

6241:

https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080121/199

6262 & 6264:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/6262-rolex-daytona

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/lemon-paul-newman-6264-rolex-daytona-2

6263 & 6265:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/tropical-dial-6265-rolex-daytona

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/big-red-6263-rolex-daytona

The 6269 & 6270 that ‘Don’t Count’:

https://amsterdamvintagewatches.com/shop/rolex-daytona-6269/

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/rolex-daytona-reference-6270

Our Manual Favorite Dials:

The Seminal Double Swiss Underline 6239 Article:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-first-rolex-daytona-by-benjamin-clymer

JPS:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/jps-paul-newman-6239-rolex-daytona

Solo 6240:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/solo-dial-6240-rolex-daytona

The Questionables:

Qaboos 6263:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/qaboos-6263-rolex-daytona

The Unicorn:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/white-gold-rolex-daytona-6265-unicorn-phillips-auction

And the Unicorn Controversy:

https://perezcope.com/2022/12/31/rolex-daytona-6265-the-unicorn-frankenstein-plot/

Neanderthal:

https://perezcope.com/2022/11/03/rolex-daytona-6240-paul-newman-neanderthal-a-myth-goes-extinct/

Yacht-Master 6264:

https://www.rolexmagazine.com/2008/06/ultra-rare-prototype-yachtmaster.html#gsc.tab=0

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Automatic Daytona:

Floating 16520:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/porcelain-floating-cosmograph-16528-rolex-daytona

Patrizzi:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/16520-patrizzi-rolex-daytona

Four-Liner:

https://bulangandsons.com/blogs/watch-talks/spot-on-the-rolex-daytona-16520-mk2-four-liner

Intro of the 116520:

Panna 116520:

https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080424/194

Ceramic Daytona:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-new-rolex-daytona-now-with-black-cerachrom-bezel

New Ceramic Daytona:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-new-rolex-daytona

Le Mans:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/126529ln-rolex-le-mans-daytona

Tiffany Zenith Daytona:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/tiffany-signed-16520-zenith-daytona

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Only Wrist:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-a-lange-and-sohne-1815-gets-a-34mm-case

https://www.chopard.com/en-us/watch/161954-9001.html