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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 250

Ref. 6265 ?Gold Cosmograph? Rolex, ?Oyster, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph?, Ref. 6265/6263. Made in 1984. Fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, gold bezel with tachometer, and a gold-plated Rolex buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

CHF 50,000 - 60,000

EUR 32,000 - 38,000 / USD 40,000 - 50,000

Sold: CHF 61,360

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, tachometer graduation on the gold bezel to 200 units per hour. D. Bicolored champagne and black with applied gold bâton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30- minute registers. Luminous gold baton hands. M. Cal. 727, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 14 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

The gold examples of reference 6265 and 6263 were certified chronometers as stated on the dial. The present lot bears two reference numbers: 6265 between the lugs, which refers to the specific characteristics of this watch, and 6263 in the case back. References 6265 and 6263 are identical with the exception of the bezel. The case bodies and backs were interchangeable at the factory. A similar watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 457.