Signed Rolex, Oyster Chronograph, Daytona, Ref. 6265, Case No. 6'047'673, Circa 1979

Reference 6265, together with its sister reference 6263 with black acrylic bezel, is the final evolution of the manually-wound Daytona Cosmograph. Both feature the “Oyster” designation as a result of their screw-down chronograph pushers first found on the reference 6240. These screw-down pushers are more water-resistant than the pump pushers found on the Daytona references 6239, 6241, 6262, and 6264. The Daytona reference 6265 differentiates itself from previous iterations mainly for the 727 caliber, instead of the calibers 72B, 722 and 722-1 found in earlier references. The reference 6263 and 6265 were in production to around 1987.

The present watch is a well-preserved example of a “Big Red” Daytona reference 6265. On these examples that have received the nickname “Big Red”, “DAYTONA” is placed above the 6 o’clock register in red. They are highly desired by collectors.