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Rolex
Ref. 6263, repeated inside caseback
Cosmograph Daytona “Big Red”
A well-preserved stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$550,000 - 780,000€63,400 - 89,900$70,500 - 100,000
HK$990,600
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1980
- Reference No
- 6263, repeated inside caseback
- Movement No
- 13’623
- Case No
- 6’412’303
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona “Big Red”
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. 727, 17 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, endlinks stamped “571”, max length 190mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp stamped “F, 78350”
- Dimensions
- 37mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex Japanese guarantee stamped Shin-Gifu Department Store dated 31st May 1985, Rolex service invoices, 1979 calendar card, instruction manual, product literature, leather card holder, green plastic pouch, spare crystal, hands, pushers, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
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Catalogue Essay
One of the most coveted vintage timepieces of the current era is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona “Big Red”. Perfectly proportioned for daily wear with a splash of red text, its simple and elegant yet casual design captivates seasoned and beginner watch collectors alike. In fact the design is so appealing, the “Big Red” ref. 6263 served as Rolex’s inspiration for the universally acclaimed contemporary Daytona model with ceramic bezel.
Born from 1980 and later sold in 1985, the present ref. 6263 in stainless steel with screw down pushers and acrylic black bezel was in production for nearly 20 years, with its masterful design outlasting the early pump-pusher variations making it a horological icon today.
The present lot is an especially desirable example of a reference 6263, offered with its original Japanese guarantee and all its service papers and presentation box.
Born from 1980 and later sold in 1985, the present ref. 6263 in stainless steel with screw down pushers and acrylic black bezel was in production for nearly 20 years, with its masterful design outlasting the early pump-pusher variations making it a horological icon today.
The present lot is an especially desirable example of a reference 6263, offered with its original Japanese guarantee and all its service papers and presentation box.
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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