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New York, Apr 17, 2008

LOT 256

Yellow Gold Ref. 6265 Rolex, Oyster, Cosmograph, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 6265. Made circa 1980. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with yellow gold bezel, round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a Rolex buckle.

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 black and champagne with applied faceted gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 12-hour and 30- minute registers. Luminous 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.