Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2014
LOT 86
ROLEX, REF. 6263, COSMOGRAPH TROPICAL DIAL STEEL Rolex, Oyster Cosmograph, case No. 5429899, Ref. 6263, Made in 1978. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, steel bezel with tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.
USD 30,000 - 50,000
HKD 230,000 - 390,000 / CHF 26,000 - 44,000
Sold: USD 87,500
Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, tachometer graduation on the steel bezel to 300 units per hour. Bicolor brown and silver with applied faceted steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel 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: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |