ROLEX Daytona
« Big Red »
Ref. 6263
MODEL: Daytona
REFERENCE: 6263
YEAR: 1985 serial 8.60x.xxx
CASE DIMENSIONS: 37mm, thickness 13mm
CASE MATERIAL: stainless steel, original Rolex
DIAL: Silver « Big Red »
INDEX: applied hour markers with tritium
MOVEMENT: Valjoux 727, self-winding
BEZEL MATERIAL: MK3 acrylic bezel, original
BRACELET: stainless steel, 7835 19 / 571, original
CLASP: stainless steel folding clasp, original
GLASS: Plexi
PAPERS: original punched guarantee and box
Iconic and sublim design, the « Big Red » generation of the Daytona certainly helped building the legend of ROLEX as a brand. It is one of its best seller and an analogy with the sports cars universe would say it is the 911 of the wrist! The « Big Red » is the third dial generation of this reference and came after the « Sigma » dial. It was produced from 1975 until 1987.
Serial: 8,60x,xxx (1984)
Dial: One can hardly observe the « sundial » effect existing on most of the silver dial therefore it gives the watch a « milky » look. All tritium dots are PERFECT. Hands have been serviced. This dial could have been born yesterday!
Case: Nice with little polishing evidence. Caseback 6263 CRS (Charles Rene Spielmann was a friend of Hans Wilder and Rolex’ subsidiary for parts). Pushers MK2 (with circular line) matching the period (switch from MK1 to MK2 around serial 6.5m).
Bezel: original MK3 Rolex bezel
Mouvement: Valjoux 727. As per all steel Daytona’s post 1980 we can see the chrono number close to the 727.
Bracelet: Oyster bracelet 78350/19, 571 end links, earlier clasp VD from 1979.
Box & Papers: box, punched guarantee & calendar/booklets from retailer Joyeria Schifini / Mar del Plata Argentina
A grand classic of « Big Red » Daytona providing an immense pleasure well beyond race drivers’ universe!
