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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex Oyster Sotto Daytona (RCO)}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex Oyster Sotto Daytona (RCO)}}
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|title=Rolex Oyster Sotto Daytona — RCO dial guide | Rolexopedia
|title=Rolex Oyster Sotto Daytona — RCO dial guide | Rolexopedia
|description=What the Oyster Sotto or RCO dial means, where it is documented, and which claims about its origin remain uncertain.
|description=What the Oyster Sotto or RCO dial means, where it is documented, and which claims about its origin remain uncertain.
|keywords=Oyster Sotto, RCO, Rolex Cosmograph Oyster, Daytona 6263, Paul Newman dial
|keywords=Oyster Sotto, RCO, Rolex Cosmograph Oyster, Daytona 6263, Paul Newman dial
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== Core facts ==
== Core facts ==


| detail | documented position |
{| class="wikitable"
|---|---|
|-
| host references | 6263 is directly documented in the cited auction records; claims about 6265 require a separate watch-by-watch check |
! detail !! documented position
| dial type | black Paul Newman-style dial with white subdials in the cited 6263 lots |
|-
| text order | ROLEX / COSMOGRAPH / OYSTER |
| host references || 6263 is directly documented in the cited auction records; claims about 6265 require a separate watch-by-watch check
| movement | manual-wind; the cited Christie's lots do not name a caliber |
|-
| case | Oyster chronograph with screw-down pushers; 37–37.5 mm in the cited lots |
| dial type || black Paul Newman-style dial with white subdials in the cited 6263 lots
| collector subdivisions | Mk1 and Mk2 are collector or catalogue labels based on letterforms, not factory designations |
|-
| text order || ROLEX / COSMOGRAPH / OYSTER
|-
| movement || manual-wind; the cited Christie's lots do not name a caliber
|-
| case || Oyster chronograph with screw-down pushers; 37–37.5 mm in the cited lots
|-
| collector subdivisions || Mk1 and Mk2 are collector or catalogue labels based on letterforms, not factory designations
|}


== What the name means ==
== What the name means ==
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== Auction records ==
== Auction records ==


| sale | watch | catalogue result |
{| class="wikitable"
|---|---|---|
|-
| Christie's Lesson One, Geneva, 10 Nov 2013 | 6263/6239 Paul Newman model, the sale's RCO example | CHF 989,000 / USD 1,088,889 |
! sale !! watch !! catalogue result
| Phillips Daytona Ultimatum, Geneva, 12 May 2018, lot 14 | 6263, inside caseback stamped 6239 | CHF 1,662,500 / USD 1,662,333 |
|-
| Christie's Kairos Collection Part III, 2024, lot 25 | 6263, case 2'085'625, circa 1969, Mark 1 | catalogue record; price belongs to the sale record |
| Christie's Lesson One, Geneva, 10 Nov 2013 || 6263/6239 Paul Newman model, the sale's RCO example || CHF 989,000 / USD 1,088,889
| Christie's Rare Watches, 2023, lot 120 | 6263, case 2'200'318, circa 1969 | catalogue record; price belongs to the sale record |
|-
| Phillips Daytona Ultimatum, Geneva, 12 May 2018, lot 14 || 6263, inside caseback stamped 6239 || CHF 1,662,500 / USD 1,662,333
|-
| Christie's Kairos Collection Part III, 2024, lot 25 || 6263, case 2'085'625, circa 1969, Mark 1 || catalogue record; price belongs to the sale record
|-
| Christie's Rare Watches, 2023, lot 120 || 6263, case 2'200'318, circa 1969 || catalogue record; price belongs to the sale record
|}


The 2013 result is the Christie's press-release result for lot 23, which describes the watch as a 6263/6239 Paul Newman model. It should not be treated as proof that every RCO dial shares that caseback stamping or configuration.
The 2013 result is the Christie's press-release result for lot 23, which describes the watch as a 6263/6239 Paul Newman model. It should not be treated as proof that every RCO dial shares that caseback stamping or configuration.
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== Related references ==
== Related references ==


* [[Reference:6263|6263]] — main host reference in the cited auction records
* [[Reference:6263|6263]]: main host reference in the cited auction records.
* [[Reference:6265|6265]] — related screw-pusher, metal-bezel host reference
* [[Reference:6265|6265]]: related screw-pusher, metal-bezel host reference.
* [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona|Paul Newman dials]] — broader exotic-dial family
* [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona|Paul Newman dials]]: broader exotic-dial family.
* [[Reference:daytona-glossary|Daytona glossary]] — collector terms and dial comparisons
* [[Reference:daytona-glossary|Daytona glossary]]: collector terms and dial comparisons.


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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