Reference 6263 was in production - together with its metal-bezel sibling reference 6265 - since the late 1960s until 1987. The final evolution of the manual Daytona line, it is considered by many the most representative and iconic reference of the line, incorporating all the details which made the Daytona a masterpiece of design: bezel with black insert bearing a tachymeter scale, screw-down pushers, and the unmistakable Rolex Oyster case.

It is powered by Valjoux chronometer movement caliber 727, the final evolution of the 72 line, whose first representative in the Daytona line (in ref. 6239) was cal. 72B, followed by the evolutions 722 and 722-1, before finally landing on the final version 727, which would power the Cosmograph until the mid-1980s when it was replaced by the automatic Zenith El Primero movement.

The present example is a perfect study in stealth contrast with its silver dial, black bezel and subdials that have turned an incredibly attractive and harmonious dark chocolate tone - with a subtle light halo at the edge, a subtle Easter Egg which further amplifies the appeal of the piece for detail-oriented collectors.