Rolex Daytona 6263

Ref. 6263 · Discontinued · 1971–1988

The vintage manual-wind Daytona with screw-down pushers and acrylic bezel insert; the case is about 37mm (the source says the 6263 era went "from 36/37mm" to 40mm with the 16520). "Paul Newman" exotic dials were fitted to several references (6239, 6241, 6262–6265); they and vintage Middle East (Khanjar) dial homages are linked here.

Homages by price

Sizes in brackets are the difference from the original.

Homage	Price from	Share of original	Dia. mm	L2L mm	Thick mm	WR m	Crystal	Movement
Thorn T010 (K9 Mineral)	$129	—	37	46	12.1	50	Mineral	Seiko VK63A
Thorn T010 (Sapphire)	$129	—	37	46	12.1	50	Sapphire	Seiko VK63A
Pagani Design PD-1676	$133	—	40	—	13	100	Sapphire	Seiko VK63A
Watchdives WD6263	$179	—	38.5	46.5	12.75	100	Sapphire	Seiko VK63A
Timefactors Smiths Vanguard PRS-32	$1,020	—	40	48	16	100	Sapphire	Seiko NE88A

Sources

• Monochrome, History of the Rolex Daytona (6263/6265, 1971–1988; screw-down pushers; calibre 727; black acrylic bezel insert; acrylic crystals)
• Monochrome, Paul Newman's Rolex "Big Red" Daytona ref. 6263 sells for USD 5,475,000