Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 24, 2003

LOT 92

Rolex, Oyster, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, "Cosmograph", Ref. 6265/6263, with gold bezel. Produced in the 1970's.Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

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. bi-color satin-finish gold and black with applied yellow gold indexes and tritium-coated dots, auxiliary "guilloché" black dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. "Bâton" tritium-coated yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 727, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shok-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.Approx. overall length: 190 mm.