Property from the Original Owner
1076
Rolex
Ref. 6262, inside case back stamped 6239
Cosmograph 'Blue' Daytona
A fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$150,000 - 200,000€17,600 - 23,500$19,000 - 25,000
HK$300,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1970
- Reference No
- 6262, inside case back stamped 6239
- Case No
- 2'475'520
- Model Name
- Cosmograph 'Blue' Daytona
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Mechanical, 727, 17 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex Oyster </em>bracelet, 195 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex </em><em></em><em></em>folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 36 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The Rolex Daytona reference 6262 was made only for a handful of years from the late 1960s up until 1972. The reference was fitted with new calibre 727, which improved the accuracy, increasing the vibration per hour from 18,000 to 21,600. In addition to the rarity of this reference, the present Daytona is further highlighted by the now blue faded Daytona signature. A defect in the pigment has turned the signature, which was originally in white, to an attractive and subtle light blue shade. The watch is further enhanced with its attractive overall condition, freshness to the market and being consigned by the original owner.
Literature
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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