Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 'Paul Newman Panda' Ref. 6263

Technical characteristics

Type

Chronograph

Calibre

cal. 727, 17 jewels

Case Number

2’653’863

Case Diameter

37.5 mm

Place recorded

Switzerland

Bracelet Endlinks

271

Case Back Stamping

6239

Maker / attribution

Rolex

Design

Visible features

• White or cream dial with three dark brown subsidiary dials and a matching outer seconds track. • Black bezel insert calibrated for tachymeter units per hour. • Screw-down chronograph pushers and winding crown at 3 o'clock position. • Stainless steel three-link Oyster bracelet attached to the case.

Case Architecture and Movement

The stainless steel case measures 37.5 mm in diameter and is fitted with screw-down pushers and a black tachymeter bezel. While catalogued externally as reference 6263, the interior of the case back is recorded as stamped 6239. Powering the watch is a manual-wind Rolex caliber 727 movement with 17 jewels. The Christie's condition report notes that the movement was ticking and the chronograph mechanism was functioning at the time of cataloguing.

Dial Configuration and Luminous Plots

Catalogued as an exotic 'Paul Newman Panda' dial, the dial surface is described as cream with subsidiary registers and an outer track that have aged over time to a dark brown hue. The cataloguer terms these registers 'Big Eyes', recording that they are wider than those found on MK2 Paul Newman Panda dials and almost touch the outer track. Visual observation confirms the off-white or cream dial base paired with three dark brown subsidiary dials and a matching outer seconds track. The auction house condition report states that all lume plots are intact, while noting that the plots at 3 and 8 o’clock may have been restored during a past service.

Bracelet, Accompanying Parts, and Provenance Claims

The watch is mounted on a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet stamped '1 71' on the clasp, with endlinks stamped 271. Additional components catalogued with the lot include an auxiliary Rolex service bezel and an extra Rolex service bracelet stamped 78350 with 571 endlinks. According to Christie's lot essay, the piece was consigned by the original owner, who reportedly received it as a birthday gift purchased from O.J. Perrin on avenue Victor Hugo in Paris. The text suggests the patination on the registers may have developed during decades of use, including travel to Burma in 1977 during a documentary filming.

Identification

Reference

6263

Serial number

2’653’863

Source note

Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.