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Lot Essay
US$40,000-60,000
With Rolex Attestation de Chronomètre Officiel dated November 1987, sales tag, leather wallet, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
The present gold reference 6265 is one of the very rare and most attractive example to be offered at auction in recent years. Examples of such quality are hard to come by and for many collectors, they are on "top of their wish list".
Reference 6265 was introduced into the market in the early 1970s, simultaneously with its peers 6263 and 6264, the first "Oyster" versions of the celebrated "Cosmograph" model. Available in stainless steel, 14K and 18K gold, the models were fitted with the "screw down" chronograph buttons, the tachymeter scale engraved directly onto the bezel. Models in 14K gold, such as the present watch, were exclusively reserved for the North American market.
For detailed descriptions and illustrations of the different versions of reference 6265 see I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 336 - 349.
With Rolex Attestation de Chronomètre Officiel dated November 1987, sales tag, leather wallet, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
The present gold reference 6265 is one of the very rare and most attractive example to be offered at auction in recent years. Examples of such quality are hard to come by and for many collectors, they are on "top of their wish list".
Reference 6265 was introduced into the market in the early 1970s, simultaneously with its peers 6263 and 6264, the first "Oyster" versions of the celebrated "Cosmograph" model. Available in stainless steel, 14K and 18K gold, the models were fitted with the "screw down" chronograph buttons, the tachymeter scale engraved directly onto the bezel. Models in 14K gold, such as the present watch, were exclusively reserved for the North American market.
For detailed descriptions and illustrations of the different versions of reference 6265 see I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 336 - 349.