Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2015
ROLEX REF 6265 COSMOGRAPH YELLOW GOLD Rolex, "Oyster, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph," case No. 3310915, Ref. 6265/6269. Made circa 1975. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, yellow gold bezel with tachometer and a 18k yellow gold Rolex riveted Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted Rolex box.
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, tachometer graduation on the gold bezel to 200 units per hour. Bicolor champagne and black with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minutes/ seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 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 | |
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Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3-8* |
Good Slightly scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |