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ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND BLACK DIAL
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ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND BLACK DIAL

SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, REF. 6263, CASE NO. 5’529’133, CIRCA 1978

Closed19 October 2016

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ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND BLACK DIAL
SIGNED ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, REF. 6263, CASE NO. 5’529’133, CIRCA 1978
MOVEMENT: Mechanical, Caliber 727, 17 jewels
DIAL: Black dial, baton numerals, three silvered engine-turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour registers
CASE: Stainless steel tonneau-shaped, screw back, black bezel calibrated for 200 units, screw down crown, two round screw down chronograph buttons in the band, 37.5 mm diam.
BRACELET/CLASP: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster riveted bracelet and deployant clasp, overall length of approximately 195 mm or 7.7 inches

Specialist note

Launched in the 1970s, the reference 6263 is the sister reference of the 6265. Inheriting attributes of reference 6240, the chronograph bears the “Oyster” designation on the upper-half of its dial and is built with screw-down pushers, a screw back and screw-down crown. Made in steel, 14 and 18 karat gold, it is estimated that over a 20 year period, only 24,000 reference 6263 and 6265 were produced in stainless steel.

Housing the Valjoux 727 movement, a black bezel and a dial with cherry red “Daytona” signature, the chronograph was made with a slightly wider case, giving the wristwatch a more athletic feel than earlier references.