Rolex, Oyster Cosmograph, Daytona, "Big Red", chronograph, ca 1986.
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Case size: 37 mm
Material: steel
Movement: manual, caliber Valjoux 727
Year: circa 1986
Crystal: plastic crystal
Bracelet: Oyster bracelet, folding clasp, ref. 78350-V4/571
Reference number: 6265
Serial number: 9'323'851
Movement number: 17'416
Folding clasp dated circa 1996. Service hands and case back.
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Provenance
Has been in the same person's possession since the 1980s.
More information
In the early 1970s, Rolex introduced two references that would define the Daytona for nearly twenty years: the 6263 and the 6265. Both permanently adopted screw-down pushers and crowns—first seen on reference 6240—signaling a major step toward the modern Daytona. The main difference between the two lay in their aesthetics: reference 6263 used a black acrylic bezel insert, while reference 6265 featured a steel tachymeter bezel.
This particular mid-1980s reference 6265 boasts the coveted “Big Red” dial, named for the bold red “Daytona” text arched above the six o’clock sub-dial. Even more impressive is that it has spent over three decades in the same Swedish collection.