97th Auction

2018/5/12

Lot 378

Rolex "Oyster Cosmograph Daytona", Case No. 3048255, Ref. 6263, Cal. 727, 37 mm, circa 1972
A highly attractive Rolex "cult" timekeeper "COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA" with steel "Oyster" bracelet ref. 78350 - with original box, original invoice and Rolex service paper from 1987
Case: steel, screw back ref. 6263 with engraving "K. Kokoschka", screwed "Triplock" winding crown, screwed chronograph pushers, steel bezel with tachy scale (ref. 6239), steel "Oyster" bracelet ref. 78350 with VF marking, endlinks stamped 571, 8/6 bracelet elements. Dial: silvered.
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.
The engraved steel bezel makes this COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA look like a Daytona ref. 6265, but it is actually a particularly well-preserved ref. 6263 (Daytona with acrylic bezel); this is confirmed by the reference numbers engraved between the lugs and on the screw-back. Dial and hands are in very good condition, all luminous dots are present.

Sold

estimated
29.00040.000 €
Price realized
55.800 €