Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 16, 2005

LOT 9

?Daytona? Rolex, ?Oyster Cosmograph Daytona?, Ref. 6265. Made in 1980. Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

CHF 18,000 - 23,000

EUR 12,000 - 15,000 / USD 15,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 24,150

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, tachometer graduation on the steel bezel to 200 units per hour. D. Bi-colored satiné silver and black with applied steel bâton indexes, outer tritium coated dots, subsidiary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Tritium coated steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 727, rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3-6

Good

Slightly oxidized
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

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Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Ref. 6263/6265 Produced from 1961 to 1988, the first model with screw-down pushers produced around 1970 as follows: 18K yellow gold, 14K yellow gold or stainless steel with gold, steel or black enameled bezel. Similar watches are published in "Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani, Editore, Genova 2001, pp. 446-453-454-455.