Rolex - The Geneva Watch Auction: SIX Geneva Friday, November 10, 2017 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: Circa 1983
    Reference No: 6265, inside caseback stamped 6263
    Case No: 7'426'443
    Model Name: Cosmograph-Daytona
    Material: Stainless steel
    Calibre: Manual, cal. 727, 17 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, reference 78350, end links stamped 571, max length 190mm.
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Rolex deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 37mm. Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Rolex punched guarantee dated 22 December 1983, product literature, wallet, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
    Literature: For other examples of reference 6265, see Ultimate Rolex Daytona, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pg. 452-523, and I Cronografi Rolex La Leggenda, Pucci Papaelo Editore, pg. 336-349

  • Catalogue Essay

    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 precisely and ceased production in the late 1980s. Compared to the first generation of the Cosmograph Daytona, the model featured screw down pushers and thus carried the "Oyster" designation on the dial, offering water resistance. The model was offered in either stainless steel or gold and the movement was also upgraded from a Valjoux 722 movement to the more reliable Valjoux 727 movement.

    The matte black dial is in excellent condition, with luminous dots along the outer ring, all of which are present and intact. The present watch is in pristine condition with thick full lugs and original proportions. It is further accompanied by Rolex punched guarantee, product literature, wallet, fitted presentation box and outer packaging. The box bears the original sticker "Daytona 6263/6265 Acciaio Oyster/78350 Cosmograph" meaning the watch is accompanied by its original presentation box.

    The black dial and red Daytona signature come together in a very attractive fashion. At once masculine and highly attractive, the Daytona can easily be worn day or night, and this present example makes it a trophy piece for scholars of vintage Rolex watches.

  • Artist Biography

    Rolex

    Swiss • 1905

    Founded 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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Ref. 6265, inside caseback stamped 6263
A fine and very attractive stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with black dial, bracelet and fitted presentation box

Circa 1983
37mm. Diameter
Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed

Estimate
CHF80,000 - 160,000 
€69,100-138,000
$82,600-165,000

Sold for CHF156,250

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The Geneva Watch Auction: SIX

Geneva Auctions 11 - 12 November 2017