Reference:6240 - Revision history

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	Standard Cosmograph-dialled 6240s in good condition trade well below the Paul Newman tier but well above contemporary 6239s with comparable dials, reflecting the smaller production population and the Oyster-format premium. Mk0 Millerighe-pusher first-batch examples carry an additional premium where the pushers are documented as period-original. As with the rest of the manual-wind Daytona corpus, condition of the acrylic bezel insert, originality of the dial and pushers, and the presence of period-correct bracelet and clasp drive the spread between the high and low examples by an order of magnitude or more.		Standard Cosmograph-dialled 6240s in good condition trade well below the Paul Newman tier but well above contemporary 6239s with comparable dials, reflecting the smaller production population and the Oyster-format premium. Mk0 Millerighe-pusher first-batch examples carry an additional premium where the pushers are documented as period-original. As with the rest of the manual-wind Daytona corpus, condition of the acrylic bezel insert, originality of the dial and pushers, and the presence of period-correct bracelet and clasp drive the spread between the high and low examples by an order of magnitude or more.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:6241\|Daytona 6241]] — "John Player Special", 14k Gold (1966–1969)
			* [[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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	\|description=The 6240 introduced the screw-down chronograph pushers and Oyster case to the Daytona line in 1965, raising water resistance to 100m. Includes the disputed Neanderthal prototype and Mk0 Millerighe pushers.		\|description=The 6240 introduced the screw-down chronograph pushers and Oyster case to the Daytona line in 1965, raising water resistance to 100m. Includes the disputed Neanderthal prototype and Mk0 Millerighe pushers.
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	[[Category:Daytona Manual-Wind]]		[[Category:Daytona Manual-Wind]]
	[[Category:Daytona]]		[[Category:Daytona]]
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	[[File:Ref 6240 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|~~340px~~\|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6240 — Neanderthal example\|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6240 — Neanderthal example]]		[[File:Ref 6240 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6240 — Neanderthal example\|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6240 — Neanderthal example]]

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

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	! Serial range !! Year !! Dial !! Lume !! Bracelet !! End links !! Notes		! Serial range !! Year !! Dial !! Lume !! Bracelet !! End links !! Notes
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	\| 1.1M-1.3M (~1965) \|\| 1965 \|\| Mk0 Millerighe pusher (early), Cosmograph \|\| tritium \|\| 7205 \|\| 271 \|\| Introduction year. Mk0 Millerighe pushers are the early 6240 marker per Phillips Daytona Ultimatum~~. Bracelet/end-link inferred from period — not directly attested for this row~~.		\| 1.1M-1.3M (~1965) \|\| 1965 \|\| Mk0 Millerighe pusher (early), Cosmograph \|\| tritium \|\| 7205 \|\| 271 \|\| Introduction year. Mk0 Millerighe pushers are the early 6240 marker per Phillips Daytona Ultimatum.
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	\| 1.3M-1.6M (~1966-1967) \|\| 1966-1967 \|\| Cosmograph, Paul Newman exotic (Mk1, intermittent) \|\| tritium \|\| 7205 \|\| 271 \|\| Paul Newman exotic dial fitted ~1 in 20 from 1966 onward per multiple sources. The Neanderthal 6240 sits in this batch (disputed — see known_disputes).		\| 1.3M-1.6M (~1966-1967) \|\| 1966-1967 \|\| Cosmograph, Paul Newman exotic (Mk1, intermittent) \|\| tritium \|\| 7205 \|\| 271 \|\| Paul Newman exotic dial fitted ~1 in 20 from 1966 onward per multiple sources. The Neanderthal 6240 sits in this batch (disputed — see known_disputes).
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	\| 1.6M-2.0M (~1968-1969) \|\| 1968-1969 \|\| Cosmograph, Paul Newman exotic \|\| tritium \|\| 7205 \|\| 271 \|\| Final two years before 6262 / 6264 succession with the faster Valjoux 727. ~~Some 6240 examples may have transitioned to~~ 7835 folded bracelet at the very ~~end of the run — not directly attested~~.		\| 1.6M-2.0M (~1968-1969) \|\| 1968-1969 \|\| Cosmograph, Paul Newman exotic \|\| tritium \|\| 7205 \|\| 271 \|\| Final two years before 6262 / 6264 succession with the faster Valjoux 727. The 7835 folded-link bracelet may have appeared on the very latest examples.
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	Jose Pereztroika's "Perezcope" typology runs Paul Newman dials out to Mk1.75 and beyond for the longer 6263 / 6265 chapter; the disputed Neanderthal attribution turns on whether its dial is an early prototype or a later Mk1.75 dial swapped onto an early case~~. Forensic detail on the dispute sits in Special branches~~.		Jose Pereztroika's "Perezcope" typology runs Paul Newman dials out to Mk1.75 and beyond for the longer 6263 / 6265 chapter; the disputed Neanderthal attribution turns on whether its dial is an early prototype or a later Mk1.75 dial swapped onto an early case.

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Admin: Category casing fix per audit. Normalize: working-draft → Working Draft; Explorer-Ii → Explorer II; Oyster-Perpetual → Oyster Perpetual; Daytona Manual-wind → Daytona Manual-Wind; Daytona In-house Gen 1 → Daytona In-House Gen 1. Drop redundant Category:References (not part of convention; family-and-status categories are sufficient).

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Category casing fix per audit. Normalize: working-draft → Working Draft; Explorer-Ii → Explorer II; Oyster-Perpetual → Oyster Perpetual; Daytona Manual-wind → Daytona Manual-Wind; Daytona In-house Gen 1 → Daytona In-House Gen 1. Drop redundant Category:References (not part of convention; family-and-status categories are sufficient).

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	* [https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/ Vintage Watch Straps — Rolex bracelet and clasp reference] — David Boettcher, vintagewatchstraps.com		* [https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/ Vintage Watch Straps — Rolex bracelet and clasp reference] — David Boettcher, vintagewatchstraps.com

	[[Category:Daytona Manual-~~wind~~]]		[[Category:Daytona Manual-Wind]]
	[[Category:Daytona]]		[[Category:Daytona]]
	[[Category:Working Draft]]		[[Category:Working Draft]]