Rolex Daytona*** 6262 Silver Dial*** 1971

Rolex Daytona 6262 Silver Dial 1971

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ROLEX Daytona Ref. 6262, Silver Dial, 1971
Serial: 2379286
Circa: 1971
Reference: 6262

CASE: 37mm, stainless steel with pump pushers and metal tachymeter bezel bezel. Acrylic crystal.

DIAL: Silver dial with applied baton hour markers and black registers. DAYTONA in black & T SWISS T at the bottom

MOVEMENT: Caliber 727, Hand-wound mechanical column wheel chronograph movement with 17 jewels

BRACELET: Rolex USA Oyster stretch rivet bracelet dated 71

CONDITION REPORT: The dial is mint and free of stains or scratches with all lume plots full and nicely aged to a warm cream color. The case is strong & thick and pinholes are intact. The bezel is intact and free of major scratches or damage. The steel bracelet is in good condition also with much stretch and all link springs working properly.

NOTES:
In 1963, Rolex released the Cosmograph watch to measure and record elapsed time beginning with the reference 6239. This reference did not yet carry the name Daytona. It was powered by a Valjoux 72B manual wind column wheel chronograph movement, which Rolex reworked and improved internally. The watch had a tachymeter bezel and was fitted with pump pushers. Soon after, the introduction of the name Daytona was often seen on Rolex chronographs. This name came from the beach town in Florida, USA, where the famous Daytona race took place every year.
The reference 6262 replaced the 6239 and had the upgraded 727 caliber. It was produced only during about 1 year (1970-1971, Serial 2.2-2.5 million) which makes it the rarest steel pump button Daytona chronograph. The correct dial type for this reference has Daytona written in black and white graphics within the sub-dials.