Exceptional horologic works of art

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Oct 11, 2003

LOT 572

So-called ?Red Daytona? Rolex, Oyster, "Cosmograph" Daytona, Ref. 6265, case No. 9851122, with red and black dial. Prototype made in a very few examples in the 1980s. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, gold bezel with tachometer. Accompanied by a Rolex International Service Guarantee dated 5-9-03 and the original box.

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. red 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,shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.Approx. overall length: 190 mm.