Catalog example attributed to Rolex 6240 Small Floating
Catalog example: Rolex 6240 Small Floating. Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. Photo source: amsterdamvintagewatches.com

Daytona reference

Rolex 6240

Small Floating

Small FloatingThin data

An early screw-down-pusher Daytona with a black acrylicA plastic bezel insert used on some vintage sport watches. It can fade, crack, or be replaced, so originality matters. tachymeter bezel. It marks the move toward the OysterRolex's water-resistant case system. It can also refer to the Oyster bracelet style. chronograph configuration. This catalog entry records dial: Small Floating.

Evidence
3 source links

A closer look

Notable examples

Explore the dial, bezel and case details through distinct examples, each linked to its original source.

Compare Rolex 6240 configurations

Same-reference variants appear first, followed by nearby configurations in the same model family. These are catalog comparisons, not matched sales. Blank specifications remain unrecorded rather than inferred from neighboring references.

Recorded specifications by configuration
Reference / configurationDialEvidence links
6240 · Small FloatingSmall Floating0 reference; 0 price
6240 · BlackBlack0 reference; 0 price
6240 · Millerighe pushers Mk0Millerighe pushers Mk00 reference; 0 price
6240 · PandaPanda0 reference; 0 price
6240 · SilverSilver0 reference; 0 price
6240 · SoloSolo0 reference; 0 price

Questions to identify this configuration

  • Dial: Small Floating. Ask which reference document or item-specific photograph supports this recorded detail, and whether the offered watch differs.
  • Request clear reference and serial markings, a service history and disclosure of replaced components. Compare those documents with the exact configuration above before treating another example as equivalent.

Reference sources and price evidence

0 distinct reference sources are attached to these 1 catalog entry. 1 entry has no attached reference source; treat their specifications and historical notes as catalog claims awaiting verification.

0 of 1 entry has attached price-source links. Dealer ranges, auction ranges and catalog estimates are separate data categories, not live offers or verified transaction results. Check each linked page for asking versus sold price, sale date, currency, fees and the actual configuration; a source link alone does not establish those details.

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Collector Notes

DAYTONA text low and separated from the register. Sotheby's 2019 estimated one at 40-60k, which suggests the old 110-150k band was well over. Dealer ask of 132,000 is an ask, not a clear

Pricing Ranges

Dealer range
Not yet recorded
Auction range
Not yet recorded
Basis
1 estimate 2019
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Reference Details

Reference
6240
Collection
Daytona
Family
Daytona
Dial
Small Floating
Data
Thin / inferred
Photo set
3 images
Workbook source
Daytona row 20

Reference Photos

Catalog example attributed to Rolex 6240 Small Floating, photo 1
Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. amsterdamvintagewatches.com
Catalog example attributed to Rolex 6240 Small Floating, photo 2
Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. bulangandsons.com
Catalog example attributed to Rolex 6240 Small Floating, photo 3
Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. hairspring.com

Also In Rolex 6240

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Ref. 6240

1965–1969

An early screw-down-pusher Daytona with a black acrylic tachymeter bezel. It marks the move toward the Oyster chronograph configuration.

Image Sources