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Geneva, May 15, 2005

LOT 35

Rolex, Oyster, Superlative Chronometer Offi-cially Certified, Cosmograph, Ref. 6265, with gold bezel. Made in 1987. Fine water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wrist-watch with round button chronograph, registers and tacho-meter, with gold bezel. Original certificate.

CHF 30,000 - 40,000

EUR 20,000 - 26,000 / USD 26,000 - 34,000

Sold: CHF 39,100

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed down caseback, chronograph buttons and crown, tachometer graduationon the bezel to 200 units per hour. D. bicolor black and gold withapplied gold bâton indexes and tritium dots, auxiliary dials forthe seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers. ?Bâton?tritium-coated yellow gold hands. M. 13??? rhodium plated,17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjustedto 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguetbalance-sprng.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 14 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

Ref. 6265 Produced from 1961 to 1988, the first model with screwed buttons around 1970 as follows: 18K yellow gold, 14K yellow gold or stain-less steel with gold, steel or black enamelled bezel. Similar watches are published in ?Collezionare Orologi da Polso Rolex?, 1998, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, p. 384.