Dial 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 – it is 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 produced them with a black dial with white sub registers, or like the example we have here today with a silver dial and black registers. Rolex also offered these Daytona’s with exotic dials known as Paul Newman dials and in gold as well.

This circa 1973 example is in overall great, honest condition and comes directly from the original owner. He purchased it in New Mexico back in 1975. The original owner had an interesting life and had multiple jobs/ hobbies; he was a Los Alamos Scientist, a pilot and a farmer. He wore the Daytona for most of his time working at the Los Alamos lab and would wear it for flying and farming as well. He mentioned to us that the chronograph function was important for timing computer benchmarks while in the lab. One interesting anecdote is that he noticed that the clasp kept popping open while he was working on the farm and had a watchmaker retro-fit a flip lock to the clap to fix the issue. Funny enough, this is something we have seen a couple times before. This 6265 is in overall great, honest condition and is fresh to market. The whole watch has aged so nicely from the well preserved bezel to the gorgeous silver dial with nicely aged lume. We love that this watch lived a life and has plenty of life left. If you are in the market for a vintage 6265 Daytona, this is worth considering!