The production of vintage (manually-wound) Cosmograph Daytona wristwatches can be divided into two main groups: four later references featuring caliber 727 (launched in the late 1960s) and three earlier models featuring earlier calibers (72B, 722, 722-1); it is in these first references that the collector finds the earliest incarnations of all the most beloved features that today define the Cosmograph Daytona.

This group comprises reference 6239, reference 6240 and the present 6241. Reference 6241 is particularly interesting as, together with reference 6240, it marks the first appearance of the bezel with black acrylic insert, while earlier reference 6239 had a metal bezel. However, it still shares the non-screw pushers of its older brother. The model was introduced a couple years after reference 6239, and remained in production at least until 1969. It will evolve into reference 6264 which also features the same details (pump pushers, black insert bezel) but features cal. 727 and some minor differences to the case design.

The present example of reference 6241 is highlighted by the presence of an exceptionally well-preserved Paul Newman dial. As expected for a 6241 with circa 2 million serial numbers, the T Swiss T designation is in “sing-a-song” style, with shorter extremities and taller centre. Furthermore, the present dial presents a very strong 'step' to the outer track. One of the defining features of the Paul Newman dial is its tridimensionality: not only the subsidiary dials are recessed, but the outer track as well. A very complex production technique was necessary to make such detail, and the semi-industrial process resulted in different batches having different accentuation of the step to the outer track. In this instance, it is highly prominent, subtly amplifying the unmistakable aesthetics of what is arguably the most beloved and recognizable vintage dial configuration ever drawn.