{"product_id":"1970-rolex-blue-daytona-6262-stainless-steel","title":"Rolex 'Blue' Daytona 6262 Stainless Steel Black 'Reverse Panda' Dial (1970)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe reference 6262 occupies one of the most coveted positions in vintage Rolex \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wristaficionado.com\/collections\/rolex-daytona\"\u003eDaytona\u003c\/a\u003e collecting — produced for only a single year in 1970 as a transitional reference bridging the early and late manual-winding Daytonas, and consequently ranking among the rarest Daytonas ever made. This particular execution carries the additional distinction of a \"Blue\" Daytona dial — the coveted natural patina phenomenon where the printed \"DAYTONA\" text above the six o'clock register has aged from white silver print into a soft baby blue tone, a change that occurs organically over decades on select Singer-made vintage dials. The combination of the reference's transitional rarity with the Blue Daytona patina places this example among the most coveted vintage Daytonas in the collector market today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe 37mm case in stainless steel features pump chronograph pushers, screw-down crown, and stainless steel tachymetric bezel engraved to 200 mph. The matte black dial carries three silver subdials — running seconds at nine, 30-minute counter at three, 12-hour counter at six — with tritium lume plots and the signature \"DAYTONA\" text patinated to soft blue above the six o'clock register. The manual-winding Valjoux Caliber 727 — a nickel-finished lever movement at 21,600 vibrations per hour — represented an evolution beyond the earlier 722 caliber, completed by a vintage stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e*This timepiece comes with a Phillips Auction House box and\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e is unpolished.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rolex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48891858813172,"sku":"P6725S","price":98900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/7141\/5373\/files\/rolex-blue-daytona-6262-stainless-steel-black-reverse-panda-dial-1970-rolex-1250442416.jpg?v=1784667969","url":"https:\/\/wristaficionado.com\/products\/1970-rolex-blue-daytona-6262-stainless-steel","provider":"Wrist Aficionado","version":"1.0","type":"link"}