99th Auction
2019/5/11
Lot 248
Rolex "Oyster Cosmograph Daytona", Case No. 3365447, Ref. 6263, Cal. 727, 37 mm, circa 1972
A highly attractive Rolex "cult" timekeeper "COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA"
Case: steel, screw back ref. 6262, screwed "Triplock" winding crown, screwed chronograph pushers, original black service bezel with tachy scale, steel "Oyster" bracelet ref. 78350/19 with endlinks stamped 557B, clasp T12, 7/5 bracelet elements, bracelet length 145 mm, total length 195 mm. Dial: original later silvered dial.
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. The two references were introduced in 1970 to replace references 6262 and 6264 (without screw down buttons) and featured the larger Daytona logo from around 1974 on.
A highly attractive Rolex "cult" timekeeper "COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA"
Case: steel, screw back ref. 6262, screwed "Triplock" winding crown, screwed chronograph pushers, original black service bezel with tachy scale, steel "Oyster" bracelet ref. 78350/19 with endlinks stamped 557B, clasp T12, 7/5 bracelet elements, bracelet length 145 mm, total length 195 mm. Dial: original later silvered dial.
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. The two references were introduced in 1970 to replace references 6262 and 6264 (without screw down buttons) and featured the larger Daytona logo from around 1974 on.
Sold
estimated
35.000—50.000 €
Price realized
35.000 €