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New York, Apr 17, 2008

LOT 248

Stainless Steel Cosmograph Daytona Rolex, "Oyster Cosmograph Daytona," Ref. 6263. Made circa 1984. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with black bezel, round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.

USD 37,000 - 43,000

EUR 25,000 - 30,000

Sold: USD 48,000

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 silver and black with steel baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary black 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 free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Fredrick Bricker, the original owner of this watch, was the top salesman in Tiffany's watch department. Every year around Christmas time, he purchased a new watch for himself. As an employee of Tiffany & Co., he was not only able to buy the watch at cost but was even given a further 20% discount. It is exceptional to find a Cosmograph Daytona co-branded by a prestigious retailer, but to find a watch complete with its original warranty and invoice from Rolex which records and confirms that the purchaser of the watch was employed by the co-branded retailer is no doubt unique.