Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 12, 2003

LOT 528

Rolex Oyster, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified Cosmograph, Ref. 6263/6265, with black "anti-reflets" bezel. Produced in the 1970's.Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 14K yellow gold gentle-man's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer. Accompanied by a gold-plated Rolex buckle.

CHF 28,000 - 33,000

EUR 19,000 - 23,000 / USD 21,000 - 24,000

Sold: CHF 32,200

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


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3
Movement: 3*
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

Ref. 6263/6262Produced in stainless steel, 14K and 18K gold, and is published in the Rolex catalogues from 1971 to 1987. Similar watches are published in "Collecting Rolex Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2001, pp. 456, 457 and 490.