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New York, Apr 17, 2008

LOT 254

Ref. 6265, Yellow Gold Cosmograph Rolex, Oyster, Cosmograph, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 6265. Made circa 1978. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 14K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, yellow gold bezel with tachometer and an 14K yellow gold Jubilee bracelet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, tachometer graduation on the gold bezel to 200 units per hour. D. Bicolor champagne and black with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 12-hour and 30- minute registers. Luminous yellow gold 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 14 mm.