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veefour · 11 January 2008, 01:42 AM

In the early 80's I've got what, if I remember wright, was a 1971 Daytona, manual winding, white dial with the tach scale on the SS bezel. I've got it used from an AD, and I remember there was no word DAYTONA printed on the dial. Never saw another one like that after selling it in 1986.
Any idea if it wasn´t called Daytona yet in 1971?
BTW, wish I had it now!!!!

gerberrn · 11 January 2008, 01:56 AM

I hope I can add a little light to the subject. Originally these were not called Daytonas. They were called Cosmographs. The earlier ones with the round (no screw down pushers) were signed Rolex Cosmograph while the later ones with the screw down pushers were signed Rolex Oyster Cosmograph. Daytona was added to some of the dials, but not all of them. You can find both screw down and non screw down both with Daytona (in several different colors) and some do not have Daytona at all.

veefour · 11 January 2008, 02:15 AM

Thanks for a quick and clear answer!

Tools · 11 January 2008, 02:20 AM

Exactly right..

Rolex has made Chronographs since the 1920's. They came out with the Cosmograph in 1961 and followed with the Daytona badged Cosmograph in 1962.

Kind of like the DD being called the President, the Cosmograph became commonly known as the Daytona and now they are all badged that way..

Sales of Daytonas (any chronograph) by Rolex up until the early 80's was slow. That is the only model you could get 20% off of because they just didn't sell back then.

Gedanken · 11 January 2008, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tools

Sales of Daytonas (any chronograph) by Rolex up until the early 80's was slow. That is the only model you could get 20% off of because they just didn't sell back then.

Isn't the irony just sickening?

Gedanken · 11 January 2008, 02:16 AM

The naming's a bit muddled, actually. The original model 6239 was launched in 1960 with the name Cosmograph, although Rolex had previously produced another model also called the Cosmograph, which displayed moon phases instead. Shortly after the 6239's launch the name Daytona was added, but there was no consistency in the labelling, some watches had Cosmograph on the dial, some had Daytona and some had both.

Just to add to the confusion, "pre-Daytona" is often used to refer to the chronographs that Rolex made before the 6239.

Wolfgang427 · 11 January 2008, 02:06 PM

Mine was early 70's and didn't have Daytona on it either.

Here's a quick pic of the original dial it came with.

11 January 2008, 01:42 AM	#1
veefour "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canary Islands Posts: 520	Pre Daytona? In the early 80's I've got what, if I remember wright, was a 1971 Daytona, manual winding, white dial with the tach scale on the SS bezel. I've got it used from an AD, and I remember there was no word DAYTONA printed on the dial. Never saw another one like that after selling it in 1986. Any idea if it wasn´t called Daytona yet in 1971? BTW, wish I had it now!!!!

11 January 2008, 02:20 AM	#4
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,516	Exactly right.. Rolex has made Chronographs since the 1920's. They came out with the Cosmograph in 1961 and followed with the Daytona badged Cosmograph in 1962. Kind of like the DD being called the President, the Cosmograph became commonly known as the Daytona and now they are all badged that way.. Sales of Daytonas (any chronograph) by Rolex up until the early 80's was slow. That is the only model you could get 20% off of because they just didn't sell back then. __________________ (Chill ... It's just a watch Forum.....) NAWCC Member

11 January 2008, 02:16 AM	#6
Gedanken "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Sir Location: Melbourne Watch: F-series SD Posts: 8,589	The naming's a bit muddled, actually. The original model 6239 was launched in 1960 with the name Cosmograph, although Rolex had previously produced another model also called the Cosmograph, which displayed moon phases instead. Shortly after the 6239's launch the name Daytona was added, but there was no consistency in the labelling, some watches had Cosmograph on the dial, some had Daytona and some had both. Just to add to the confusion, "pre-Daytona" is often used to refer to the chronographs that Rolex made before the 6239. __________________ You buy a Casio to make sure you're on time; you wear a Rolex because you don't have to be on time.

11 January 2008, 02:06 PM	#7
Wolfgang427 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Real Name: Wolfgang Location: New Jersey. Watch: Rolex Tudor Omega Posts: 5,592	Mine was early 70's and didn't have Daytona on it either. Here's a quick pic of the original dial it came with. Attached Images

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11 January 2008, 01:56 AM	#2
gerberrn "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ron Location: oakland calif Watch: Rolex Daytona Posts: 23	I hope I can add a little light to the subject. Originally these were not called Daytonas. They were called Cosmographs. The earlier ones with the round (no screw down pushers) were signed Rolex Cosmograph while the later ones with the screw down pushers were signed Rolex Oyster Cosmograph. Daytona was added to some of the dials, but not all of them. You can find both screw down and non screw down both with Daytona (in several different colors) and some do not have Daytona at all.

11 January 2008, 02:15 AM	#3
veefour "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canary Islands Posts: 520	Thanks for a quick and clear answer!

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