Paul Newman Black, Rolex Cosmograph Oyster
Cosmograph Daytona 6263 — Paul Newman Black, Rolex Cosmograph Oyster
Undated
Black screw-down exotic dials are signed “Rolex Cosmograph Oyster”, never “Rolex Oyster Cosmograph”: “Oyster” sits under the older “Rolex Cosmograph” text. Fewer than 20 are thought to exist.
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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
- Undated
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 37.5 mm
- Crystal
- Acrylic
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Date
- No
- Caliber
- Valjoux 727
Dial, bezel & hands
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