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Lot Essay
Accompanied by Rolex product literature.
The present reference 6263 features a dial that is known as a "Sigma" dial, indicated by two small Sigma symbols on either side of the "T Swiss T". The Sigma symbols indicate that the baton numerals and hands on a dial are made of gold, in this case white gold.
Sigma dials were first seen on the reference 6240, and were nicknamed "Goute A Prior" by Italian collectors, and originally referred to the union of three Rolex dial producers: Singer, Stern, and Beyeler. On later references, the Sigma came to refer to indices and hands in gold.
The present watch also features the original Jubilee bracelet, with endpieces stamped "74". The "74" endpieces on a Jubliee bracelet were only for the Daytona model.
For a note on the "Goute A Prior", see Rolex Daytona, a legend is born by Carlo Pergola, Stefano Mazzariol, & Giovanni Doss, p. 82. An example of a reference 6263 with Sigma Dial is illustrated on p. 136.
The present reference 6263 features a dial that is known as a "Sigma" dial, indicated by two small Sigma symbols on either side of the "T Swiss T". The Sigma symbols indicate that the baton numerals and hands on a dial are made of gold, in this case white gold.
Sigma dials were first seen on the reference 6240, and were nicknamed "Goute A Prior" by Italian collectors, and originally referred to the union of three Rolex dial producers: Singer, Stern, and Beyeler. On later references, the Sigma came to refer to indices and hands in gold.
The present watch also features the original Jubilee bracelet, with endpieces stamped "74". The "74" endpieces on a Jubliee bracelet were only for the Daytona model.
For a note on the "Goute A Prior", see Rolex Daytona, a legend is born by Carlo Pergola, Stefano Mazzariol, & Giovanni Doss, p. 82. An example of a reference 6263 with Sigma Dial is illustrated on p. 136.