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Rolex
Ref. 6263
Cosmograph Daytona, “The Quraysh Hawk”
An extremely rare, well-preserved and highly important stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with UAE Quraysh Hawk dial, bracelet and original presentation box, made for Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
- Estimate
- HK$1,200,000 - 2,400,000€136,000 - 272,000$154,000 - 308,000
HK$2,540,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1977
- Reference No
- 6263
- Case No
- 4’137’759, inside caseback stamped 6265
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona, “The Quraysh Hawk”
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. 727, 17 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet stamped “78350, 19”, endlinks stamped “571”, max length 195mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp stamped “1.76”
- Dimensions
- 37.5mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex letter confirming the present watch was supplied to Ahmed Seddiqi, Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 1977, hang tag, fitted UAE Quraysh Hawk presentation box and outer packaging.
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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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