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Rolex. A fine stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, original guarantee and box
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Rolex. A fine stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, original guarantee and box

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, REF. 6263, CASE NO. 5'529'235, MANUFACTURED IN 1978

Closed11 May 2009

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Rolex. A fine stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, original guarantee and box
Signed Rolex, Oyster Cosmograph Daytona, ref. 6263, case no. 5'529'235, manufactured in 1978
Cal. 727 nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, silvered brushed dial, applied baton numerals with luminous accents, luminous hands, three engine-turned black subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, black bezel calibrated for 200 units, screw back, screw down crown, two round screw down chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, case, dial and movement signed
38 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Rolex Guarantee dated 28 February 1979, Rolex Oyster and Rolex Cosmograph brochures, original fitted green presentation box and outer packaging.

The present watch is a fine example of the celebrated Cosmograph Daytona reference 6263, preserved in excellent, original overall condition, still retaining the protective green sticker to the back.
Reference 6263 was introduced into the market in 1971. Different versions of the model are described and illustrated in I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 328-335.