Lot Essay
The present ref. 6263 is an attractive and very well-preserved representative of the manual Daytona. It is furthermore offered with the full set of accessories.
At the end of 1970 Rolex launched the last version of its manual Daytona with references 6263 and 6265. The models were available with stainless steel, 14K or 18K gold cases and remained in production until 1987.The difference between the two references is shown by the bezel with black acrylic insert featuring a printed tachymeter scale, ref. 6263, whilst ref. 6265 sports a metal bezel.
For detailed descriptions and illustrations of the different versions of reference 6265 see I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 336 - 349 and Ultimate Rolex Daytona, Pucci Papaleo Editore.
At the end of 1970 Rolex launched the last version of its manual Daytona with references 6263 and 6265. The models were available with stainless steel, 14K or 18K gold cases and remained in production until 1987.The difference between the two references is shown by the bezel with black acrylic insert featuring a printed tachymeter scale, ref. 6263, whilst ref. 6265 sports a metal bezel.
For detailed descriptions and illustrations of the different versions of reference 6265 see I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 336 - 349 and Ultimate Rolex Daytona, Pucci Papaleo Editore.