Lot 296

Rolex

Big Red Daytona

A highly attractive Rolex vintage "cult" timekeeper with rare Panda Big Red Dial - with original box, transport carton, Rolex card holder wallet, original certificate, booklets, Rolex calendar card from 1984 and original clasp G (1982) - beautiful top package - full set. The watch was purchased at Bucherer's in Lucerne in 1983 and underwent an overhaul in January 2023

The "Oyster Cosmograph Daytona" reference 6265 is a must for most collectors of Rolex timepieces – not only because the watch is a true cult icon but also because of its beautiful and appealing overall design.
This timepiece is in excellent condition; it is a beautiful and well-balanced watch that makes a fine companion for any Rolex lover. The beautifully shimmering silvered dial with the slightly darkened luminous dots and hands, the three black chronograph registers and the cherry red Daytona logo is particularly breathtaking. Only the numbers of the tachymeter scale on the steel bezel are somewhat faded. The clasp had to be replaced, but is included in the lot.

References 6263 (with acrylic bezel) and 6265 (with engraved steel bezel) are available in two versions: with white dial with black subsidiary dials and with black dial with white subsidiary dials. References 6263 and 6265 were introduced in 1970 to replace references 6262 and 6264 (without screw-down pushers) and featured the larger "Daytona" lettering in red from about 1974, hence the name "Big Red".