Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jul 09, 2016

LOT 463

ROLEX REF 6265 COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA STEEL Rolex, "Oyster Cosmograph, Daytona", case No. 3731509, Ref. 6265. Made circa 1973. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with steel bezel, round button screw- down chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet Ref. 7835. Accompanied by a period Rolex box, Cosmograph booklet and punched Rolex guarantee.

HKD 240,000 - 400,000

USD 30,900 - 51,500 / CHF 30,600 - 50,000

Sold: HKD 400,000

Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and Triplock winding crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. Bi-color 'Sigma' silver and black with applied white gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary guilloché 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 with Microstella regulating screws, adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Case, dial ad movement signed.DIAM. 37mm. THICKNESS 13mm. Approx. overall bracelet length. Offered in excellent original condition and complete with its original box and papers, the dial, referred to by collectors as a SIGMA DIAL due to the use of white gold batons, shows early signs of turning tropical with a natural and attractive change in the sub dials from a strong black to a slight brown.