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New York, Grand Havana Room, Apr 25, 2001

LOT 141

Rolex Oyster, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified Cosmograph, Ref. 6263/6265, with gold bezel. Production of this reference started in 1971.Fine, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer, with by an 18K yellow gold "Oyster" bracelet.

USD 8,200 - 9,200

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back with monogram, crowns and buttons, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. D. bicolor black and gold with applied gold indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers. "Bâton" tritium-coated yellow gold hands. M. 13''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.Approx. overall length 215 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3

Good

Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

Similar wristwatches are published in Collecting Rolex Wristwatches, 1998 edition, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, pp. 354, 355, 356, 357, 357 and 384.Ref. 6263/6265.Produced in stainless steel, 14K and 18K gold, and it was published in the Rolex catalogues from 1971 to 1987.