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Rolex
Ref. 6265
Cosmograph Daytona
A very rare and attractive yellow gold chronograph wristwatch
- Estimate
- CHF60,000 - 100,000€55,100 - 91,800$61,800 - 103,000
CHF81,250
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1987
- Reference No
- 6265
- Movement No
- 6168
- Case No
- R328'810
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Material
- 18K yellow gold
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. 727, 17 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Leather
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K yellow gold pin buckle signed Rolex
- Dimensions
- 37mm. Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial and movement signed
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Rolex simultaneously launched the references 6263 and 6265 in 1969, replacing the first Oyster Cosmograph model 6240. The yellow gold Cosmograph Daytona with screw-down pushers was in production for almost 20 years, and are today extremely sought after. The present example from 1987 is one of the last manual-winding models produced before the introduction of the reference 16520 – the first self-winding Cosmograph Daytona.. The fact that this model is in yellow gold adds extra distinction to one of the most iconic sports chronographs of modern times. The exceptionally well-preserved yellow gold case is complemented by a beautiful champagne-colored dial with black subsidary counters. This watch is sure to intrigue all discerning vintage Rolex collectors alike.
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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