Live Auction 1369IMPORTANT WATCHES Including A CONNOISSEUR'S VISION
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Lot 205

Rolex. A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, original guarantee and box

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER COSMOGRAPH, REF. 6263, CASE NUMBER 6'056'993, MANUFACTURED IN 1981

Closed16 November 2009

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Rolex. A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, original guarantee and box
Signed Rolex, Oyster Cosmograph, ref. 6263, case number 6'056'993, manufactured in 1981
Cal. 727 nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, silvered brushed dial, applied baton numerals with luminous accents, luminous hands, three subsidiary engine-turned black dials for constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, black bezel calibrated for 200 units, screw back, screw down crown, two round screw down chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, case, dial and movement signed
37 mm. diam

Specialist note

With Rolex Guarantee dated 7 November 1981, Cosmograph brochure, original fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

The present watch is a fine example of the celebrated Cosmograph Daytona reference 6263, preserved in very good original overall condition.

Reference 6263 was introduced into the market in 1971. Different versions of the model are described and illustrated in I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 328-335.