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

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA, REF. 6263, CASE NO. 7'627'388, CIRCA 1982

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Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet guarantee and box
Signed Rolex, Oyster Cosmograph, Daytona, Ref. 6263, case no. 7'627'388, circa 1982
Cal. 727 mechanical movement, 17 jewels, silvered dial, applied steel baton numerals, luminous accents, 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 and deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
37 mm. diam.; overall length of bracelet approx. 190 mm.

Specialist note

With Rolex Garantie dated 21 June 1986, Garantie de Réparation Internationale dated 15 December 1999, product literature, Rolex presentation box and outer packaging.

Consigned by the original owner the present timepiece is a fine example of the celebrated Cosmograph Daytona reference 6263, preserved in very good original overall condition. The present rare watch is further accompanied by its original guarantee and box which are treasures themselves for the purist collector.

Reference 6263 was introduced into the market in the early 1970s and was available in stainless steel, 14K and 18K gold. The model was fitted with the "Oyster" or "screw down" chronograph buttons and a bezel with black plastic insert, the tachymetre scale printed in white.

Different versions of the model are described and illustrated in I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 328 - 335.