ROLEX "BIG RED" DAYTONA: A GENTLEMAN'S CHRONOGRAPH STAINLESS STEEL WRISTWATCH
with manual wind movement, the black dial with triple white subsidiary dials, silver luminous hands and silver luminous baton numerals, "Daytona" in red print over 6 o'clock sub dial, acrylic black tachymeter bezel and screw-down pushers, circa 1980's, ref. 6263, case diam. c.37mm, on a Rolex Oyster steel bracelet, in the original Rolex watch box, outer box and Rolex booklet with Rolex Guarantee
Provenance: From a private South-West collection.
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£70,000 - £80,000
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Bidding ended. Lot is unsold.
Note: In 1969 Rolex launched 6263 and 6265 replacing the first ever Oyster Cosmograph Daytona. The ref. 6240 and 6263 are easily distinguished by its acrylic tachymeter bezel, screw-down crown and chronograph pushers, which increased water resistance and are typical of the later Daytonas.
