The Art of Horology in Geneva

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 13, 1999

LOT 306

Rolex, Oyster Cosmograph, Ref. 6263, with black bezel.Fine water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer, with black bezel and stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

CHF 14,000 - 16,000

Sold: CHF 16,100

C. three body, polished and brushed, screwed back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. D. bicolour black and satiné silver with applied steel indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30-minute registers. "Bâton" tritium-coated steel 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.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: * 3
Dial: 3 - 5 - 01

Notes

Ref. 6263Produced from 1961 to 1988, and the first model with screwed buttons appeared around 1970. This reference was made in following versions: 18K yellow gold, 14K yellow gold or stainless steel with gold, steel or black enamelled bezel.Similar watches are published in Collezionare Orologi da Polso Rolex, 1998 Edition, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, p. 383.