60th Anniversary Rolex Daytona is Almost Certainly NOT Happening!
Published at : March 02, 2023
Will there be a 60th Anniversary Rolex Daytona? What do you think?
The date of the first Daytona is hazy. Rolex made chronographs for decades before the 6239 came out. Do they count?
The 6239, which came out around 1963, is considered a Daytona, but it wasn’t until 1965 that the name “Daytona” appeared on its dial. So, which date should we go with as to the first Daytona: 1963 or 1965?
Even Rolex doesn’t give a definitive date on their website, referring to the Daytona’s history in these broad terms: “More than 50 years after its creation, the Cosmograph Daytona remains in a class of its own among sport chronographs and continues to transcend time.”
One thing we know for sure from the above quote is that Rolex considers the Daytona to be over 50 years old. And why acknowledge a 60th anniversary when they never did the 50th?
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The date of the first Daytona is hazy. Rolex made chronographs for decades before the 6239 came out. Do they count?
The 6239, which came out around 1963, is considered a Daytona, but it wasn’t until 1965 that the name “Daytona” appeared on its dial. So, which date should we go with as to the first Daytona: 1963 or 1965?
Even Rolex doesn’t give a definitive date on their website, referring to the Daytona’s history in these broad terms: “More than 50 years after its creation, the Cosmograph Daytona remains in a class of its own among sport chronographs and continues to transcend time.”
One thing we know for sure from the above quote is that Rolex considers the Daytona to be over 50 years old. And why acknowledge a 60th anniversary when they never did the 50th?
The 2023 Rolex Milgauss: https://youtu.be/hqz4n5ub0_o
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Need a collection review? Get a Custom Video!
50 USD gets you a Custom Video!
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Send your Question / Collection Information and Pictures to: austininjapan@gmail.com (Due to the high volume of emails, I can only respond to paid queries.)
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