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

LOT 416

Ref. 6265, So-Called ?Paul Newman? Rolex, ?Oyster Cosmograph Daytona?, Ref. 6265/6263, with gold bezel. Made in 1982. Very fine and extremely rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by the original guarantee (now void).

CHF 80,000 - 100,000

EUR 50,000 - 65,000 / USD 65,000 - 80,000

Sold: CHF 94,400

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw-down case back, buttons and crown, tachometer graduation on the gold bezel to 200 units per hour. D. Bicolor champagne and black with applied gold indexes and luminous dots, "guilloché" black subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th second scale. 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. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 6265/6263 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 ?Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2006, vol.1, p. 154.