Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 'Paul Newman John Player Special Cherry' ref. 6264, c. 1971
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1971
This exceptional Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, reference 6264, is a 14k yellow gold mechanical chronograph wristwatch dating from approximately 1971. Known in the collecting community as the 'Paul Newman John Player Special Cherry,' this piece features an 'exotic' black dial with gold accents and a distinctive red 'Daytona' signature above the 6 o'clock sub-dial.
The watch is powered by a manual-wind calibre 727 mechanical movement with 17 jewels. It is housed in a 37 mm yellow gold case featuring a screw-down case back and is accompanied by a matching 14k yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet with a folding clasp.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Diameter
- 37 mm
- Material
- 14k yellow gold
- Bracelet circumference
- approx. 190 mm
Technical characteristics
- Jewels
- 17
- Winding
- mechanical
- Movement
- calibre 727
- Case number
- 2’802’702
Design
- Dial type
- exotic
- Signature
- red 'Daytona' logo
- Dial color
- black with gold accents
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Rolex
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.