100 Years of Wristwatches

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 19, 2000

LOT 324

Rolex Oyster Cosmograph 'Daytona', Ref. 6263/6265, with steel bezel. Production of this reference startedin 1971.Fine water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers andtachometer. Accompanied by a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

CHF 14,000 - 16,000

USD 8,000 - 9,000

Sold: CHF 18,400

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, crowns and buttons, tachometer graduation onthe bezel to 200 units per hour. D. bicolor black and white with applied steel indexes, auxiliary dials for theseconds, the 12 hour and 30 minutes register. 'Bâton' tritium-coated steel hands. M. 13''' rhodium plated, 17jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensatingBreguet balance spring.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.


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Grading System
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

Ref. 6263/6265Produced in stainless steel, 14K, and 18K gold, it was published in the Rolex catalogues from 1971 to 1987.Similar watches are published in 'Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches' by OSVALDO PATRIZZI, GUIDO MONDANI EditoreGenova, 1998, pp. 354, 355 356, 357, 358 and 384.