Max Traber
Specialist, Head of Sale
Lot 98
ROLEX. AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE 14K GOLD MANUAL WIND CHRONOGRAPH BRACELET WATCH Cosmograph, Ref: 6263/5, c.1977
3 June 2021, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$125,312.50 inc. premium
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ROLEX. AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE 14K GOLD MANUAL WIND CHRONOGRAPH BRACELET WATCH
Model: Cosmograph
Reference: 6263/5
Date: c.1977
Movement: 17-jewel Valjoux Cal.727 manual wind, adjusted to three positions,
Dial: Black, applied gilt baton hour markers, gilt outer 1/5th second divisions with luminous dot 5 minute markers, sunken engine turned champagne subsidiary dials at 3, 6, and 9 for constant seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, gilt baton hands with luminous inserts, arrow tipped chronograph hand
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back stamped 6263 inside, screw down crown flanked by twin screw down pushers, fixed bezel with black calibrated insert, No.5465464
Strap/Bracelet: Fitted brushed and polished 6311 jubilee
Buckle/Clasp: Folding clasp, signed
Signed: Case, dial, and movement
Size: 38mm
Reference: 6263/5
Date: c.1977
Movement: 17-jewel Valjoux Cal.727 manual wind, adjusted to three positions,
Dial: Black, applied gilt baton hour markers, gilt outer 1/5th second divisions with luminous dot 5 minute markers, sunken engine turned champagne subsidiary dials at 3, 6, and 9 for constant seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, gilt baton hands with luminous inserts, arrow tipped chronograph hand
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back stamped 6263 inside, screw down crown flanked by twin screw down pushers, fixed bezel with black calibrated insert, No.5465464
Strap/Bracelet: Fitted brushed and polished 6311 jubilee
Buckle/Clasp: Folding clasp, signed
Signed: Case, dial, and movement
Size: 38mm
Footnotes
The Rolex Daytona continues to be among the most sought after of vintage watches on the market today. The bold contrast between the dial color and the subsidiary dials makes this model instantly recognizable and as such it has long been lauded as a design icon.
In 1969 Rolex replaced the first Oyster Cosmograph 6240 with both the reference 6263 and 6265. Although similar in many aspects, the main differentiating factor between the two new references was the choice of bezel. The 6263 features a black aluminum insert with printed tachymeter, whereas the 6265 presented to the market a smooth engraved metal bezel.
Produced in both steel and gold it is believed that over the course its production of 20 years no more than 2000 pieces were made in gold making the current lot a particularly rare example.