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14 May 2018, 02:44 AM | #1 |
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6263 big red
Hello everyone, I would really like to get your opinions on this silver dial 6263 big red that I'm considering to purchase. It comes as watch only. And is a 5m serial. I will greatly appreciate any advice/opinions that you can give me. Thank you!
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14 May 2018, 12:17 PM | #2 |
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Hi, any comments from anyone? I don’t have much time to decide on the watch.. would really love to hear all your opinions. Thank you!
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14 May 2018, 01:04 PM | #3 |
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Quite polished and a service bezel...
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15 May 2018, 01:09 AM | #4 |
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Looks nice. Yes, it's been polished, but not many 40-year-old Rolexes haven't. I actually think the case looks decent. It's also got a service crystal and replaced pushers, neither of which is a big deal. The tritium lume plots look like they're mostly intact and the patina matches the hands, which is great. Have you seen photos of the movement?
As for the service bezel, that's also not really a big deal on a 6263, unlike on a vintage Sub, in part because they’re so similar (no fat vs. thin fonts; no mismatched lumi pearl), and when original Daytona bezels go bad with age with that milky blotchy look, they’re very ugly. There are no cool faded Daytona inserts like on vintage Subs. Also, I've read horror stories about very good fake MK1-3 Daytona bezels. The one bezel that's not faked by the bad guys: a service bezel. As we all know, perfect (or near-perfect) all-original and unpolished examples of 6263s are insanely expensive nowadays, like the price of a nice house. So it would come down to what you're looking for and the price. If you want an honest, wearable and very cool vintage Daytona, I'd have no problem with these types of examples. If you're looking for a perfect, all-original 6263 that you'd stick in a safe, this isn't the watch for you. |
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16 May 2018, 01:13 AM | #7 |
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Thanks, guys! Just waiting to see if the buyer pulled the trigger. I heard through the grapevine that the above listed Daytona had a price tag of $87K.
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