Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2014
LOT 347
ROLEX REF. 6263 COSMOGRAPH YELLOW GOLD Rolex, "Oyster, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph" case No. 3231163, Ref. 6263/6264. Made in 1971. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, antireflective black bezel and a 18K yellow gold Rolex buckle. Accompanied by instruction paper
CHF 35,000 - 45,000
HKD 300,000 - 391,000 / USD 39,000 - 50,000
Sold: CHF 62,500
Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back, crown and buttons, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. Bicolor black and champagne with applied faceted yellow gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary champagne dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. 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.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-45 |
Very good Replaced pushpiece(s) |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |