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Old 13 March 2023, 12:39 PM   #1
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6240 Daytona
Long time member, first time post. I wanted to start a dedicated thread to the first Oyster Daytona with its' Mark 0 brass screwdown pushers. First to have Mark 1 Bakelite bezel. The true prototype of the modern Daytona, the 6240!
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Old 14 March 2023, 12:57 AM   #2
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Old 14 March 2023, 02:43 AM   #3
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Old 14 March 2023, 11:47 AM   #4
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What a beauty. I just realized it has no crown guards. I love thé detail of the crown a pushers. Wear it well ! Is it 38mm with a 19mm lug ?
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Old 14 March 2023, 11:22 PM   #5
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Old 15 March 2023, 12:48 AM   #6
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What a beauty. I just realized it has no crown guards. I love thé detail of the crown a pushers.
No four-digit Daytonas had crown guards, thankfully!
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Old 15 March 2023, 12:52 AM   #7
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Old 15 March 2023, 06:02 AM   #8
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Very nice.
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Old 15 March 2023, 06:51 AM   #9
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Easy swish. Less affluent folks like me can only afford a 1970 Tudor homeplate.
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Old 15 March 2023, 09:07 AM   #10
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MK 0 pushers with the acrylic bezel. The Bakelite bezels were on the early GMT’s I believe. Great looking 6240!
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Old 15 March 2023, 10:46 AM   #11
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Nice ROC dial!!

You are correct, Bakelite first on GMT 6542 (Pussy Galore). 6240 was the first Daytona to have the Bakelite inserts of the four digit Daytonas. Set the style/aesthetic that yielded the current ceramic bezel, IMHO.
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Old 15 March 2023, 10:52 AM   #12
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Nice one…mine is a small logo. Wear it well!
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Old 15 March 2023, 11:43 AM   #13
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Very nice guys. Love the no crown guard aesthetic and the symmetrical dial
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Nice ROC dial!!

You are correct, Bakelite first on GMT 6542 (Pussy Galore). 6240 was the first Daytona to have the Bakelite inserts of the four digit Daytonas. Set the style/aesthetic that yielded the current ceramic bezel, IMHO.
Thank you. What I meant is the 6240, 6263 never had Bakelite inserts, they are made of acrylic. It’s a different material than Bakelite.
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Old 16 March 2023, 03:38 AM   #15
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Thank you. What I meant is the 6240, 6263 never had Bakelite inserts, they are made of acrylic. It’s a different material than Bakelite.
Correct thanks for putting it right bakelite was not used on inserts 37/37.5 Daytona or 39.5 Monte Carlo - bugs me when dealers/sellers use that term :-)
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Old 17 March 2023, 08:36 PM   #16
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Easy swish. Less affluent folks like me can only afford a 1970 Tudor homeplate.
Yeah, HP's are mere back-off-the-sofa money @ £35k
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Old 17 March 2023, 08:42 PM   #17
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Long time member, first time post. I wanted to start a dedicated thread to the first Oyster Daytona with its' Mark 0 brass screwdown pushers. First to have Mark 1 Bakelite bezel. The true prototype of the modern Daytona, the 6240!
You just dont see the Mark 0 brass/steel versions which have a very slight flat top, they've seen some proper stopwatch winding action as that brass is really showing through !
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Old 17 March 2023, 10:32 PM   #18
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I wish these watches could talk and tell their stories!!
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Old 18 March 2023, 03:46 AM   #19
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I wish these watches could talk and tell their stories!!
Yes I suspect it had a sporting life.... perhaps Ed' Moses Coach or Helen Stewart used it to time Jackie I'd like to ponder !
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