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Lot Essay
Highly sought-after, few watches elicit as much excitement today as a reference 6265 with a Paul Newman 'Panda' dial. With a monochromatic black and white palette, the Paul Newman 'Panda' dial is generally considered as the most beautiful dial ever created for a Daytona and understood as being the ultimate vintage Cosmograph model.
With a simple and elegant colour scheme, the aesthetics of the dial results in a supremely elegant watch, combining masculine, sporty and elegant traits. The dial of the present timepiece is part of the MK2 version, characterized by writings with very pronounced serifs as opposed to dials seen on earlier examples of the reference. Highly coveted, the MK1 bezel is still present. The case is bestowed with a serial number 2'874'405 and a case back stamped 6265.
The present reference 6265 represents the all too rare opportunity to obtain one of the scarcest Rolex Cosmographs with Paul Newman Panda dial. It is furthermore sold with the original Guarantee dated 1977, International Service Guarantee dated 2010 and service invoice dated 2010.
Reference 6265
Launched in 1969, the Rolex reference 6265 was unveiled alongside the reference 6263, and manufactured in steel, 18k and 14k gold. Equipped with the caliber 727 beating to 21,600 alternations per hour, the chronographs were fitted with screw-down push buttons and guaranteed waterproof, which lead to the 'Oyster' script to be featured on their dials.
With a simple and elegant colour scheme, the aesthetics of the dial results in a supremely elegant watch, combining masculine, sporty and elegant traits. The dial of the present timepiece is part of the MK2 version, characterized by writings with very pronounced serifs as opposed to dials seen on earlier examples of the reference. Highly coveted, the MK1 bezel is still present. The case is bestowed with a serial number 2'874'405 and a case back stamped 6265.
The present reference 6265 represents the all too rare opportunity to obtain one of the scarcest Rolex Cosmographs with Paul Newman Panda dial. It is furthermore sold with the original Guarantee dated 1977, International Service Guarantee dated 2010 and service invoice dated 2010.
Reference 6265
Launched in 1969, the Rolex reference 6265 was unveiled alongside the reference 6263, and manufactured in steel, 18k and 14k gold. Equipped with the caliber 727 beating to 21,600 alternations per hour, the chronographs were fitted with screw-down push buttons and guaranteed waterproof, which lead to the 'Oyster' script to be featured on their dials.