$30,000
Ref. 6265, Steel Daytona Rolex, "Oyster Cosmograph Daytona," Ref. 6265/6263. Made circa 1980. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with steel bezel, round-button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, Triplock winding crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. Bi-color matte black and silver with steel baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary silver 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 adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm. 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. The case bodies and backs were interchangeable at the factory.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-12-11
