57,500 CHF
ROLEX REF. 6263 COSMOGRAPH 14K YELLOW GOLD Rolex, Oyster Cosmograph, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. 5427453, Ref. 6263. Made circa 1977. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 14K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, antireflective black bezel and a 14K yellow gold Rolex USA Jubilee bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back, crown and buttons, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. Bicolor black and champagne with applied faceted yellow gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 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. Dial, case and movement signed. Notes DIAM. 37 mm. THICKNESS 14 mm. Approx. bracelet length 182 mm. Consigned by the original owner, this 6263 in 14k gold made for the american market has been wonderfully preserved. Crisp numbers between the lugs, clear and deep hallmarks, matching 14kt USA Rolex bracelet and a mint dial complete this desirable example. Property of the original owner
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-11-10
