Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 11, 2009

LOT 206

Ref. 6265 Steel Cosmograph Rolex, "Oyster Cosmograph," Ref. 6265/6262. Made circa 1970. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with anti-reflective black tachometer bezel, round button Chronograph, registers and a stainless steel Rolex Jubilee bracelet. Accompanied by a service invoice from Rolex New York, dated 02/19/2008.

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 brushed 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 Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.