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Rolex
Ref. 6265
Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red"
A rare and attractive stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with "Big Red" dial, bracelet, blank guarantee and presentation box
Full-Cataloguing
- Chronograph with "Big Red" dial
- Preserved in excellent condition
- Offered with Rolex blank guarantee dated October 20, 1983, repair receipts, case back sticker, product literature, presentation box and outer packaging
Launched in the late 1960s, references 6263 and 6265 replaced the first Oyster Cosmograph model, 6240. Reference 6265 was introduced to the market in 1969 and remained in production until the late 1980s. Compared to the first-generation Cosmograph Daytona, this model featured screw-down pushers and thus carried the "Oyster" designation on the dial, offering enhanced water resistance. It was offered in either stainless steel or gold, and the movement was upgraded from the Valjoux 722 to the more reliable Valjoux 727.
The present watch is a very attractive example, complete with its Rolex blank guarantee dated October 20, 1983, stamped OJ Perrin Paris, repair receipts, caseback sticker, product literature, presentation box, and outer packaging. Notably, some of the service receipts originate from Lyon, France.
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.