Paul Newman Black, Rolex Cosmograph Oyster · Oyster Sotto
Cosmograph Daytona 6263 — Paul Newman Black, Rolex Cosmograph Oyster · Oyster Sotto
c. 1969–?
Early 6263 with a three-colour exotic dial made for the pump-pusher 6262/6264, to which Singer added “Oyster” beneath “Cosmograph” (“sotto” is Italian for underneath). From the last phase of exotic-dial production. Earliest examples start at serial 2,085,xxx with Spillmann-stamped casebacks. About 20 genuine ones are known; easily faked.
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Identifying details
- Screw-down pushers
Chronograph pushers that screw down onto the case for water resistance.
- Tachymeter
Variants of 6263
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Pre-Sigma | ?–c. 1975 |
| Sigma | c. 1970–? |
| Big Red | c. 1975–? |
| Big Red · Floating Big Red | c. 1978–c. 1979 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 6263
- Production
- c. 1969–?
- Case serials
- from c. 2.08MLook up Rolex serial numbers
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 37.5 mm
- Crystal
- Acrylic
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Date
- No
More specifications (1)
Movement
Valjoux 727
Higher-beat development of the Rolex Valjoux 72 family, raised from 18,000 to 21,600 vph by replacing about 15 components. Fitted to the transitional 6262/6264 and the screw-down 6263/6265.
Manual winding · Introduced 1969 · 21,600 vph · 17 jewels