$30,000
Ref. 6265 Steel Daytona Rolex, "Oyster Cosmograph Daytona," Ref. 6265 / 6263. Made circa 1978. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with steel bezel, round-button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel RolexOyster bracelet. Accompanied by a Rolex, Japan service invoice dated July 17, 2007 and an additional dial with hands. 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 For a note, see previous lot.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-12-11