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Rolex
Ref. 6263
Daytona
A very rare and attractive yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$400,000 - 600,000
HK$825,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1986
- Reference No
- 6263
- Movement No
- 7149
- Case No
- 9'323'644
- Model Name
- Daytona
- Material
- 18k yellow gold
- Calibre
- Mechanical, 727, 17 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k yellow gold <em>Rolex Oyster</em> bracelet, 190 mm. maximum length, end links stamped 71
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold <em>Rolex</em> folding deployant clasp stamped Rolex SA 7205
- Dimensions
- 37.5 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
Specialist
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Catalogue Essay
The present gold 6263 Daytona is in extremely well preserved condition, still retaining its original factory finishes and remnants of the original green factory sticker to the case back. The case is also tarnished, further enhancing the watch's character and underlying its great quality.
Reference 6263 was manufactured for nearly 20 years with an estimated 2000 pieces made in gold, the majority bearing COSC Certified Chronometer designation on the dial. The present watch is fitted with a champagne dial and black subsidiary registers. The bezel is extremely well preserved with no chips or losses to its calibrations.
In truly great condition and manufactured at the very end of the reference 6263's production, the present watch is extremely attractive and looks as though it has been sleeping for the past 30 years. Every season, vintage Rolex watches in superior condition become increasingly sought after as knowledge and scholarship increases within the Rolex community. The present watch with no exception will be worth significantly more in the years to come.
Reference 6263 was manufactured for nearly 20 years with an estimated 2000 pieces made in gold, the majority bearing COSC Certified Chronometer designation on the dial. The present watch is fitted with a champagne dial and black subsidiary registers. The bezel is extremely well preserved with no chips or losses to its calibrations.
In truly great condition and manufactured at the very end of the reference 6263's production, the present watch is extremely attractive and looks as though it has been sleeping for the past 30 years. Every season, vintage Rolex watches in superior condition become increasingly sought after as knowledge and scholarship increases within the Rolex community. The present watch with no exception will be worth significantly more in the years to come.
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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