56,250 CHF
ROLEX REF 6265 STEEL COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA DIAL Rolex, "Oyster Cosmograph Daytona", case No. 8616972, Ref. 6265. Made in 1984. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box and guarantee. Three-body, polished and brushed, curved lugs, tachometer graduation on the steel bezel to 200 units per hour, screwed down case back. Bicolor black and silver with applied faceted steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minutes/seconds divisions, 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. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 37 mm. THICKNESS 14 mm. Approx. overall length 175 mm. Close to the end of the production of the manual Daytonas with a serial number in 8.6 mill, this particular watch was not sold until March 1987 demonstrating the relative low desirability of the manual Daytonas at the time. Worn extremely sparingly, the watch has been maintained in close to mint condition, complete with its original warranty but the most interesting feature is the signature of Astrua on the dial (matching the stamp of the warranty of course) that transforms Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-11-09
