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New York, Apr 17, 2008

LOT 246

Stainless Steel Cosmograph Daytona Rolex, "Oyster Cosmograph Daytona," Ref. 6263. Made in 1980, sold on October 1, 1981. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with black bezel, round-button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by the original box, Warranty document (now void) and 2 instruction booklets.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, Triplock winding crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. D. Bi-color matte black and silver with steel baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary silver guilloché dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 727, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.