Rolex — Daytona
Cosmograph Daytona 6263
“Big Red Daytona”
Produced 1969–1987. Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 6263 is the late manual-wind Oyster Daytona with screw-down pushers, black acrylic tachymeter bezel and Valjoux/Rolex calibre 727. It anchors the black-bezel side of the 6263/6265…
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Reference6263
BrandRolex
FamilyDaytona
Produced1969–1987
StatusDiscontinued
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