52 Rolex An extremely well preserved, precious and sought after, Daytona, manual chronograph wristwatch in steel with UAE Quraysh Hawk dial, box, guarantee and service papers, reference 6265.

Estimate: € 250.000 –⁠ 500.000

• Model Daytona
• Year 1976
• Reference 6265
• Case Material Stainless steel
• Case Number 4'128'378
• Bracelet Material Stainless steel Rolex bracelet, approximate length 190mm
• Movement Manual, cal. 727, 17 jewels
• Dimension 37mm Diameter
• Signed Case, dial and movement
• Accessories Accompanied by Rolex guarantee, invoice of multiple services, booklets, hang tag, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
• Literature This specific watch was previously sold in Monaco Legend Group's "Exclusive Timepieces" auction on October 21/22 2023 as lot 9 for € 234,000.

Within vintage watch collecting, few objects command the same reverence as watches commissioned for heads of state or members of royal families. These pieces exist at the intersection of horology, diplomacy, and history, and are pursued with particular intensity by seasoned collectors. The present Rolex Cosmograph reference 6265 belongs to this exceptionally rare category and represents one of the most elusive configurations of the Daytona. In the early 1970s, Rolex produced a small number of specially commissioned watches for the newly formed United Arab Emirates, intended as gifts for senior officials and dignitaries. Among the rarest is the so-called “Desert Eagle” Daytona, created at the request of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai. Only a handful were made with this distinctive dial, making surviving examples extraordinarily scarce. This stainless-steel reference 6265, with screw-down pushers and steel tachymeter bezel, is preserved in highly attractive condition and retains its steel bracelet. The dial is particularly striking, with evenly aged luminous material developing a warm ochre tone and featuring the polychrome Quraysh Hawk, emblem of the UAE. This watch further belongs to an exceedingly limited group produced for the Ministry of Defense between circa 1971 and 1979, identifiable by the department’s signature beneath the hawk—pieces believed to have been issued to helicopter pilots. Complete with box, warranty, service papers, booklets, and tag, it stands as a remarkable and historically charged Daytona.