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Click To Expand| Brand: | Rolex |
| Regular Price: | $90,546.86 |
| Item Number: | 149259 |
| Condition: (What's This?) | Vintage |
| Model Name/Number: | Daytona Ref. 6265 "Sigma Dial" |
| Serial/Year: | 3,9XX,XXX - 1975 |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Movement: | Manual caliber 727 |
| Case: | Excellent stainless steel (37mm) case that has previously been polished with light wear from use. The case has some scratches and light nicks. The bezel is in great condition with some scratches and some nicks along the edge. Inner case back is stamped: 6265. Serial number is crisp and well defined. Acrylic crystal shows some wear and has a scratch near one o'clock. |
| Dial: | Excellent Sigma silver dial with black sub-dials. The dial is overall very clean with light patina. The hour markers and hands have developed patina. The lume plots on the dial have been well preserved and are all full and round, some of the plots have developed very small areas of darker patina. The lume on the dial and in the hands has all aged to a beautiful pale yellow color. |
| Bracelet: | This watch comes with two bracelets. The period correct "Made in USA" Jubilee with 20 links is in great condition with signs of wear and stretch between the links. It also comes with a later 78350/19 stainless steel Oyster with 11 links and 557B end links. The clasp is stamped P12 indicating it is from 1991. The Oyster bracelet shows some signs of wear with scratches and is in overall excellent condition. |
| Box & Papers: | Later Rolex presentation box |
| Warranty: | This pre-owned vintage Rolex comes with Bob's Watches one year warranty |
| Return Policy: | If not 100% satisfied, return watch in 3 days for a full refund. Terms. |
This Rolex watch is in excellent vintage condition with surface wear consistent with age on the bracelet, case and bezel. The case appears to have been polished and has some scratches. The bezel is in great condition with some signs of wear. The watch has retained it's correct "P301" pushers. The dial is in excellent condition with light patina and has been well preserved over the years. The lume has all aged to a beautiful pale yellow color. The lume plots on the dial have remained full and round.
By Paul Altieri
Rolex came out with the Daytona in 1963 and today modern and vintage examples alike are some of the most sought after watches in the world. Rolex came out with the reference 6265 around 1971 and this would be the last generation of the manually wound Daytona. The defining characteristics of the reference 6265 are the screw down style pushers and metal bezel. Rolex offered this model in a few variations in stainless steel. Rolex offered them with a black dial with white sub registers, like the example we have here today or with a silver dial and black registers. Rolex also offered these with exotic dials known as Paul Newman dials and they offered the model in gold as well. The 6265 tends to be a little more understated because of the metal bezel.
The example we are offering here has a silver "Sigma" dial with black sub-registers. Collectors refer to these as "Sigma Dial" Daytona's because of the two little Sigma symbols that flank "T SWISS T" at the bottom of the dial. The Sigma symbols mean that the hands and hour markers are made of white gold and you can find the Sigma symbols on some other watches of the era too. You can read more about the breakdown of Sigma dials here.
This watch is a real stunner in the metal and has aged beautifully. From the gorgeous buttery lume to the well preserved bezel, this watch just pops in the sunlight. This examples comes on its period correct "made in USA" Jubilee bracelet and comes with an additional later Oyster bracelet. Each bracelet gives the watch a different identity and changing the bracelet can make you feel like you have on a different watch. It's amazing how a bracelet can change the look so much. If you have been looking for a 6265 with silver Sigma dial this one checks all the boxes!
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