Vintage daytona reference guide and what are the correct gen configurations (4 Digit)

[Peguine]

Hey guys, this post serves mainly to assist people when choosing vintage daytona configurations for builds or choosing dials. There are a lot of daytona dials out there from vietnam makers and cartel itself that are inherently incorrect in terms of configuration. I will be going through each reference with the correct dial configurations for each reference one post for Paul Newman and another for non Paul newman.

Let's get started with the NON newmans.

6239 (Steel bezel and pump pushers)

CORRECT





Essentially there are 3 widely accept dial variants for the 6239 non paul newman daytona. All found in both black and silver.
1) The dial has Rolex, Cosmograph and daytona all together at the 12 o'clock.
2) The dial has Rolex, Cosmograph at 12 and daytona wrapped around the 6 subdial
3) Double swiss underline (this dial to be correct on the watch requires a steel bezel graduated to 300 instead of the regular 200 units)


INCORRECT

There are NO 6239 dials with "OYSTER" on the dial, this is due to the gen not featuring screw down pushers.


6241 (Black acrylic bezel and pump pushers)

CORRECT





There are 2 widely accepted dial variants for NON newman daytonas 6241
1) The dial has Rolex, Cosmograph and daytona all together at the 12 o'clock.
2) The dial has Rolex, Cosmograph at 12 and daytona wrapped around the 6 subdial

INCORRECT

There are NO 6241 dials with "OYSTER" on the dial, this is due to the gen not featuring screw down pushers.

 

[trailboss99]

Great info! Thanks for putting this series of posts together.

 

[Peguine]

6263 (Black Acrylic bezel and screw down pushers)

CORRECT





The 6263 has many variants of dials but there are 3 most common both in black and silver.
1) "BIG RED" This dial variant has Rolex, Oyster, Cosmograph at the 12 and a Big Red Daytona wrapped around the 6 Oçlock subdial.
2) "Sigma dial" This dial variant has Rolex, Oyster, Cosmograph at the 12, NO big red daytona and a sigma signature on either side of T swiss T.
3) "Big Eyes"Basically larger subdials with no sigma signature and no big red daytona. Extremely rare.


6265 (Steel bezel and screw down pushers)

CORRECT





The 6265 has many variants of dials but there are 3 most common both in black and silver.
1) "BIG RED" This dial variant has Rolex, Oyster, Cosmograph at the 12 and a Big Red Daytona wrapped around the 6 Oçlock subdial.
2) "Sigma dial" This dial variant has Rolex, Oyster, Cosmograph at the 12, NO big red daytona and a sigma signature on either side of T swiss T.
3) "Big Eyes"Basically larger subdials with no sigma signature and no big red daytona. Extremely rare.



This is a condensed version with no transitional references and no ultra rare double signed stuff. More info can be found on https://www.vintagedaytona.com/en/reference-guide.

Do note that some of the rarer versions of these dials cannot be obtained easily from viet dial makers. (Underline double swiss, Big eyes daytona, etc etc)

 

[Peguine]

Great info! Thanks for putting this series of posts together.

Thanks boss!

 

[kilowattore]

Excellent info, thanks for sharing!

 

[120mphcars]

Nice guide!

 

[Peguine]

NEWMAN REFERENCES

6239 (Steel bezel and pump pushers)




The 6239 Paul newman has 2 main dial variants:
1) White dial 3 colour with red minute track and red daytona with the text "Rolex, Cosmograph"
2) Black dial 3 colour with red minute track and red daytona with the text "Rolex, Cosmograph"


6241 (Acrylic bezel and pump pushers)




The 6241 Paul newman has 2 main dial variants:
1) White dial 3 colour with red minute track and red daytona with the text "Rolex, Cosmograph"
2) Black dial 3 colour with red minute track and red daytona with the text "Rolex, Cosmograph"

6263 (Acrylic bezel and Screw down pushers)




The 6263 Paul newman has 2 main dial variants:
1) PANDA White dial 2 colour with white minute track with the text "Rolex, Oyster, Cosmograph"
2) RCO Black dial 3 colour with red minute track and red daytona with the text "Rolex, Cosmograph, Oyster"

NOTE THAT NO WHITE DIAL 6263s HAVE A RED MINUTE TRACK AND RED TEXT

WRONG



6265 (Steel bezel and Screw down pushers)



The 6265 Paul newman has 1 main dial variant:
1) PANDA White dial 2 colour with white minute track with the text "Rolex, Oyster, Cosmograph"





P.S. I did not include any transitional references, may do it another time when i have some more free time. This guide is mainly to help people identify which dial variant to choose when commissioning a mod or buying a dial so you don't end up buying something you didn't want or isn't gen spec.