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Rolex
Reference 6263 ‘Big Red’ Daytona, A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1979 勞力士 6263 型號 ‘Big Red’ Daytona 精鋼計時鍊帶腕錶，約1979年製
Auction Closed
December 9, 06:15 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Reference 6263 ‘Big Red’ Daytona
A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1979
Dial: silvered
Caliber: cal. Valjoux 727 mechanical, 17 jewels
Movement number: 12’883
Case: stainless steel, screw down case back
Case number: 6’393’269
Closure: stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with folding clasp
Size: 37.5 mm diameter, bracelet circumference is approximately 175 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: no
Papers: no
The reference 6263 began production in the early 1970s alongside its sister reference, the 6265. The former was fitted with a black acrylic bezel, as in this instance, and the latter with a stainless steel bezel. The timeless aesthetic of these early models, distinguished by their larger, screw-down chronograph pushers and crown, and their additional Oyster signed dials, has marked the standard for all future Daytona references up to the present day.