WatchdivesWD6263
Homage to the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona
about$179
Regular price at watchdives.com, checked 31 Oct 2026. Marketplace prices change often.
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The Watchdives WD6263 is a homage to the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, with a 38.5 mm case, 1.5 mm smaller. It uses a mecha-quartz movement and is water resistant to 100 m. Its Resemblance Score is 59 out of 100. It costs about $179 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference 126500LN. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | WD6263 | Daytona (126500LN) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 38.5 mm | 40 mm | −1.5 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 46.5 mm | ≈ 47.7 mm | −1.2 mm |
| Thickness | 12.75 mm | ≈ 12 mm | +0.75 mm |
| Lug width | 20 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | 100 m | 100 m | |
| Movement | Mecha-quartz, VK63 | Automatic, 4131 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | 72 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire, high-clarity AR coating | Sapphire | |
| Bezel | Fixed, Curved sapphire, with a vintage acrylic-style look | Monobloc, moulded tachymetric scale, Black Cerachrom ceramic | |
| Case material | 316L stainless steel | Oystersteel | |
| Lume | Swiss Super-LumiNova BGW9 (blue glow) | Not published | |
| Bracelet | 316L stainless steel, tapered 20 mm to 16 mm | Not published | |
| Weight | Not published | Not published |
- ≈ Daytona, Lug-to-lug: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (47.6–47.8 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ Daytona, Thickness: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (11.9–12 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Rolex
Daytona
Reference 126500LN, white dial, black counter rings
- Case
- 40 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- ≈ 47.7 mm
- Thickness
- ≈ 12 mm
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Movement
- Automatic, 4131
- List price
- $16,900
Why it scores 59
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Proportions17.2 / 30
- Case diameter6 / 121.5 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug4.4 / 81.2 mm apart
- Thickness4.5 / 60.8 mm apart
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures19 / 40
- Black monobloc tachymetric bezel5 / 10Tachymeter-style scale on a coloured curved sapphire bezel in the official images, not a black monobloc ceramic bezel.
- Centre seconds hand as chronograph hand6 / 6Central chronograph seconds hand, per the brand.
- Screw-down chronograph pushers3 / 6Knurled pushers beside a knurled crown in the official images. The brand lists only a screw-down crown.
- White dial with black counter rings0 / 8The sub-dials are pale blue or silver on a coloured dial, with no black counter rings, in the official images.
- Oyster bracelet3 / 6Flat-linked three-link steel bracelet, brushed with a straight taper, in the official images. The brand lists a 20 mm to 16 mm taper.
- Sharply cut lugs2 / 4Slim lugs with a sharp edge in the official images, on a case with a thin bezel.
Functions and materials18 / 20
- Complications8 / 8Chronograph with three sub-dials and a central chronograph seconds hand.
- Bezel action4 / 4Fixed bezel, as on the original.
- Case and bezel materials2 / 4316L steel with a sapphire bezel. The original is Oystersteel with a ceramic bezel insert.
- Crystal shape and date window4 / 4Sapphire crystal with AR coating; no cyclops. The original record lists sapphire with no cyclops.
Movement type5 / 10
- Movement type5 / 10Related movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
We haven't read enough independent reviews of this model to summarise them yet.
Good
- Compact 38.5 mm case with a 46.5 mm lug-to-lug
- Sapphire crystal and a curved sapphire bezel
- Choice of two clasps (5-hole or on-the-fly)
- Four dial colours with matching bezels
Less good
- Colourful dials and a coloured bezel, not the black ceramic bezel and white dial of the original
- Quartz meca-quartz movement, not an automatic
- No independent review found
Versions and colours
- Purple / 5-Hole ClaspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $179
- Purple / OTF ClaspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $199
- Orange / 5-Hole ClaspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $179
- Orange / OTF ClaspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $199
- Blue / 5-Hole ClaspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $179
- Blue / OTF ClaspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $199
- Green / 5-Hole ClaspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $179
- Green / OTF ClaspIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $199
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.