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	The 6262 is the brief 1970–1972 transitional Daytona that pairs the older pump-pusher case of the 6239 with the new high-frequency caliber 727. It carries the engraved metal tachymetric bezel of its 6239 ancestor, runs in parallel with its acrylic-bezel sibling 6264, and was overtaken within two years by the screw-pusher (screw-down chronograph pushers) 6263 / 6265 pair that closed the manual-wind era. Production was small and the reference is one of the rarer manual-wind Daytonas in the secondary market.		The 6262 is the brief 1970–1972 transitional Daytona that pairs the older pump-pusher case of the 6239 with the new high-frequency caliber 727. It carries the engraved metal tachymetric bezel of its 6239 ancestor, runs in parallel with its acrylic-bezel sibling 6264, and was overtaken within two years by the screw-pusher (screw-down chronograph pushers) 6263 / 6265 pair that closed the manual-wind era. Production was small and the reference is one of the rarer manual-wind Daytonas in the secondary market.

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	\| 2.4M-2.6M (~1970) \|\| 1970 \|\| Cosmograph, Paul Newman exotic \|\| tritium \|\| 7205 (early), 7835 (transitional) \|\| 271 \|\| Introduction year. Bracelet transition era — early 1970 examples likely on 7205; later 1970 may have shifted to 7835.		\| 2.4M-2.6M (~1970) \|\| 1970 \|\| Cosmograph, Paul Newman exotic \|\| tritium \|\| 7205 (early), 7835 (transitional) \|\| 271 \|\| Introduction year. Bracelet transition era — early 1970 examples likely on 7205; later 1970 may have shifted to 7835.
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	\| 2.6M-3.0M (~1971) \|\| 1971 \|\| Cosmograph, Paul Newman exotic \|\| tritium \|\| 7835 \|\| 271 \|\| Mid-production. 7835 folded bracelet established as standard fitment ~~per chrono-shop matrix~~.		\| 2.6M-3.0M (~1971) \|\| 1971 \|\| Cosmograph, Paul Newman exotic \|\| tritium \|\| 7835 \|\| 271 \|\| Mid-production. 7835 folded bracelet established as standard fitment.
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	\| 3.0M-3.3M (~1972) \|\| 1972 \|\| Cosmograph, Paul Newman exotic, Sigma (transitional, late 1972) \|\| tritium \|\| 7835 \|\| 271 \|\| Final year. Sigma dials begin appearing on Daytona refs from ~1972 ~~per Wind Vintage and Bulang~~ — late 6262 examples could carry the early Sigma marker. Reference superseded by 6263/6265.		\| 3.0M-3.3M (~1972) \|\| 1972 \|\| Cosmograph, Paul Newman exotic, Sigma (transitional, late 1972) \|\| tritium \|\| 7835 \|\| 271 \|\| Final year. Sigma dials begin appearing on Daytona refs from ~1972 — late 6262 examples could carry the early Sigma marker. Reference superseded by 6263/6265.
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	* [https://revolutionwatch.com/rolex-john-player-special-paul-newman-daytona-ref-6241/ The Rolex "John Player Special" Paul Newman Daytona Ref. 6241] — Bob Ridley (Watchmakers International), Revolution Watch		* [https://revolutionwatch.com/rolex-john-player-special-paul-newman-daytona-ref-6241/ The Rolex "John Player Special" Paul Newman Daytona Ref. 6241] — Bob Ridley (Watchmakers International), Revolution Watch
	* [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://www.vintagedaytona.com/en/reference-guide VintageDaytona reference guide] — ~~unknown,~~ VintageDaytona.com		* [https://www.vintagedaytona.com/en/reference-guide VintageDaytona reference guide] — VintageDaytona.com
	* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2013/11/spectacular-results-at-christies-rolex-daytona-lesson-one-auction-in-geneva-including-a-million-dollar-paul-newman.html Spectacular Results at Christie's Rolex Daytona "Lesson One" Auction in Geneva] — JX Su, SJX Watches		* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2013/11/spectacular-results-at-christies-rolex-daytona-lesson-one-auction-in-geneva-including-a-million-dollar-paul-newman.html Spectacular Results at Christie's Rolex Daytona "Lesson One" Auction in Geneva] — JX Su, SJX Watches
	* [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] — JX Su, SJX Watches

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.phillips.com/article/42015509/made-for-racing-rolex-and-the-daytona Made For Racing: Rolex and the Daytona] — James Marks, Phillips		* [https://www.phillips.com/article/42015509/made-for-racing-rolex-and-the-daytona Made For Racing: Rolex and the Daytona] — James Marks, Phillips

	[[Category:Daytona Manual-~~wind~~]]		[[Category:Daytona Manual-Wind]]
	[[Category:Daytona]]		[[Category:Daytona]]
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	== Production outline ==		== Production outline ==

	Production ran from 1970 through 1972, in parallel with the 6264 and overlapping the early 6263 and 6265 years. Total production is not pinned in any accepted Rolex source~~. Published~~ date bands disagree at the edges~~, but the practical collector view is simple: the~~ 6262 is a short-run bridge reference from the last pump-pusher phase of the manual-wind Daytona line.		Production ran from 1970 through 1972, in parallel with the 6264 and overlapping the early 6263 and 6265 years. Total production is not pinned in any accepted Rolex source, and published date bands disagree at the edges. The 6262 is a short-run bridge reference from the last pump-pusher phase of the manual-wind Daytona line.

	The reference sits in the pre-letter-serial era. Cases carry the older numeric-only serial format used by Rolex through 1986. ~~Single-mark production is the norm: there~~ is no documented Mk1 / Mk2 split for the 6262, and the dial / bezel / pusher configuration stayed stable across the run. The visible variation across surviving examples is dial-aging (tropical browning) and the optional Paul Newman exotic dial, neither of which is a production~~-mark~~ progression.		The reference sits in the pre-letter-serial era. Cases carry the older numeric-only serial format used by Rolex through 1986. There is no documented Mk1 / Mk2 split for the 6262, and the dial, bezel, and pusher configuration stayed stable across the run. The visible variation across surviving examples is dial-aging (tropical browning) and the optional Paul Newman exotic dial, neither of which marks a production progression.

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	The 6262 carries Rolex caliber 727 throughout. The 727 is the higher-frequency revision of the Valjoux 72 base: 21,600 vph (3 Hz) versus the 18,000 vph cal 722 used in the earlier 6239 and the cal 722-1 used in the late 6239 / 6241. Architecture is otherwise unchanged. Lateral-clutch chronograph coupling, column wheel, tri-compax sub-dial layout, 17 jewels, 48-hour reserve, manual wind. No quickset, no hack. The frequency jump from 18,000 to 21,600 vph at the 722 → 727 transition is the single most consequential Rolex change to the Valjoux 72 architecture across the whole manual-wind chapter, and the 6262 / 6264 pair is the first generation to wear it.		The 6262 carries Rolex caliber 727 throughout. The 727 is the higher-frequency revision of the Valjoux 72 base: 21,600 vph (3 Hz) versus the 18,000 vph cal 722 used in the earlier 6239 and the cal 722-1 used in the late 6239 / 6241. Architecture is otherwise unchanged. Lateral-clutch chronograph coupling, column wheel, tri-compax sub-dial layout, 17 jewels, 48-hour reserve, manual wind. No quickset, no hack. The frequency jump from 18,000 to 21,600 vph at the 722 → 727 transition is the single most consequential Rolex change to the Valjoux 72 architecture across the whole manual-wind chapter, and the 6262 / 6264 pair is the first generation to wear it.

	The same caliber 727 continues into the 6263 and 6265. ~~On the~~ 6262 ~~the useful extra tell is~~ the ROW import code on US-bound movements and the bridge-stamp style ~~when~~ the ~~watch needs forensic checking~~.		The same caliber 727 continues into the 6263 and 6265. For forensic checking against a 6262 case, the ROW import code on US-bound movements and the bridge-stamp style are the practical reference points.

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	The 6262 dial group is small. Standard production wore the “Rolex Cosmograph” three-line dial: the older two-line text block of the pre-Oyster 6239 era, without the “Oyster” line that the screw-pusher Oyster 6240 / 6263 / 6265 references carry. The “Daytona” wording appears above the 6 o’clock sub-dial register, the position it had migrated to by 1967 across the manual-wind line. Both panda (black dial, white sub-dials) and reverse panda (white dial, black sub-dials) configurations appear on standard examples.		The 6262 dial group is small. Standard production wore the “Rolex Cosmograph” three-line dial: the older two-line text block of the pre-Oyster 6239 era, without the “Oyster” line that the screw-pusher Oyster 6240 / 6263 / 6265 references carry. The “Daytona” wording appears above the 6 o’clock sub-dial register, the position it had migrated to by 1967 across the manual-wind line. Both panda (black dial, white sub-dials) and reverse panda (white dial, black sub-dials) configurations appear on standard examples.

	A smaller share carried Paul Newman exotic dials. The ~~useful point is that the~~ 6262 is a ~~real~~ Paul Newman host, ~~just a~~ much rarer ~~one~~ than the 6263 or 6265.		A smaller share carried Paul Newman exotic dials. The 6262 is a genuine Paul Newman host, much rarer here than on the 6263 or 6265. Late Sigma dials and tropical ageing on period black dials both turn up across the run, but they are overlays on the panda / reverse panda / Paul Newman split rather than separate dial families.

	~~The main 6262 dial split is simple: panda, reverse panda, and the much rarer Paul Newman branch~~. Late Sigma ~~examples exist,~~ and tropical ageing ~~turns up~~ on period black dials, but ~~those~~ are overlays on the ~~main families~~ rather than separate ~~categories~~.

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

	The case is the 36mm steel Oyster of the period, ~~and the practical point is simple: metal bezel,~~ pump pushers, 50m water resistance. ~~That is the visual identity of the 6262.~~		The case is the 36mm steel Oyster of the period, with pump pushers, an acrylic crystal, and 50m water resistance. The engraved steel tachymetric bezel is the quickest physical identifier of the 6262.

	The ~~bezel is the~~ engraved steel tachymetric ~~scale that gives the 6262 its visual identity. The scale runs 60–400 units per hour, engraved into a steel~~ bezel ~~insert in~~ the same style as the 6239 (and continuing on the metal-bezel screw-pusher 6265). The 6264 carries an acrylic bezel insert in the same configuration as the 6241 and 6263. The metal-versus-acrylic split runs through the entire manual-wind era: the 6239 and 6265 wear engraved metal, the 6240 and 6263 wear acrylic, and the 6262 ~~/ 6264 pair carries the choice forward in pump-pusher form~~.

	~~Crystal is acrylic~~, the bezel is engraved metal, and the ~~pushers stay~~ pump-~~style. That combination is the quick physical identity of the 6262~~.		The scale runs 60–400 units per hour, engraved into a steel bezel insert in the same style as the 6239 and continuing on the metal-bezel screw-pusher 6265. The 6264 carries an acrylic bezel insert in the same configuration as the 6241 and 6263. The metal-versus-acrylic split runs through the entire manual-wind era: the 6239 and 6265 wear engraved metal, the 6240 and 6263 wear acrylic, and the 6262 / 6264 pair carries the choice forward in pump-pusher form.

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	=== Paul Newman 6262 ===		=== Paul Newman 6262 ===

	The Paul Newman dial appears on the 6262 ~~too, but~~ in much smaller numbers than on 6263 or 6265. The dial itself is not ~~special~~ to the ~~6262; what matters~~ is whether the exotic dial ~~and~~ the ~~short-run~~ pump-pusher ~~host~~ case ~~still make sense together~~.		The Paul Newman dial appears on the 6262 in much smaller numbers than on the 6263 or 6265. The dial itself is not unique to this reference, so the collector test is whether the exotic dial, the matching pump-pusher case, the cal 727 movement, and the period bracelet all line up as one delivered watch rather than a later marriage.

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	=== Tropical 6262 ===		=== Tropical 6262 ===

	Tropical 6262 dials — production-period black dials that have aged to brown or chocolate under UV exposure — exist but are scarcer than tropical 6263 / 6265 examples by virtue of the smaller population. Christie’s catalogued one such example, a 1970 6262 with tropical-register dial (lot 6446722, sold via Christie’s online channels). The browning is the same lacquer-instability ~~mechanism~~ documented across the period: the black pigment in the dial lacquer was unstable to light and heat, and decades of wear drove the colour shift. Tropical examples carry significant premium where the case, movement, and pushers ~~are~~ all period-correct.		Tropical 6262 dials are production-period black dials that have aged to brown or chocolate under UV exposure. They exist but are scarcer than tropical 6263 / 6265 examples by virtue of the smaller population. Christie’s catalogued one such example, a 1970 6262 with tropical-register dial (lot 6446722, sold via Christie’s online channels). The browning comes from the same lacquer instability documented across the period; the black pigment in the dial lacquer was unstable to light and heat, and decades of wear drove the colour shift. Tropical examples carry a significant premium where the case, movement, and pushers all read period-correct.

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	=== Sigma transition ===		=== Sigma transition ===

	The 6262’s final-year production overlaps the start of the Sigma dial era on Daytona references. Sigma dials carry small σ symbols flanking the SWISS line at 6 o’clock, denoting white gold hour markers under the 1970s industry agreement on identifying precious-metal components. The published collector literature marks the start of Sigma on Daytona dials around 1972, which puts the late 6262 production batch in the early-Sigma window. Standard 6263 / 6265 Sigma production runs roughly 1972 through 1978, so a documented Sigma-marked 6262 is a transitional artefact ~~and a thinly populated sub-variant — examples surface~~ only sporadically.		The 6262’s final-year production overlaps the start of the Sigma dial era on Daytona references. Sigma dials carry small σ symbols flanking the SWISS line at 6 o’clock, denoting white gold hour markers under the 1970s industry agreement on identifying precious-metal components. The published collector literature marks the start of Sigma on Daytona dials around 1972, which puts the late 6262 production batch in the early-Sigma window. Standard 6263 / 6265 Sigma production runs roughly 1972 through 1978, so a documented Sigma-marked 6262 is a transitional artefact that surfaces only sporadically.

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	* [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
	* [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
	* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White ~~(pseudonym: Chevalier)~~, Morning Tundra		* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra
	* [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
	* [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

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