837
Rolex
Ref. 16520, inside case back stamped 16500
Cosmograph Daytona
An attractive stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with guarantee, letter and presentation box, awarded to the winner of ‘1995 Rolex 24 at Daytona’
- Estimate
- HK$400,000 - 800,000$50,000 - 100,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1993
- Reference No
- 16520, inside case back stamped 16500
- Movement No
- 71’347
- Case No
- S414653
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, 4030, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel<em> Rolex Oyster </em>bracelet, ref. 78360, 175 mm. maximum length, end links stamped 503 B
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex</em> twinlock folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 39 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed, case back further engraved Winner Rolex 24 at Daytona 1995</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Rolex</em> Official Chronometer Certification dated September 1994, International Service Guarantee dated 23 March 2006, service receipt dated 20 March 2006, product literature, signed letter from Christophe Bouchut dated 8 November 1996, signed photograph of Christophe Bouchut, cap, Daytona pin, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The ‘24 Hours of Daytona’ automobile race is one of the most grueling automobile competitions in the world. Every year, world-class teams of drivers descend on Daytona Beach, Florida, to participate in the 24-hour endurance car race. Although ‘24 Hours of Daytona’ was inaugurated in 1966, it was not until 1991 that Rolex became the official title sponsor. Since then, the manufacture has presented winning team members an engraved Daytona wristwatch upon their victory.
This watch was presented to Christophe Bouchut after his victory in the 1995 ‘24 Hours of Daytona’ race. What truly sets this watch apart is the ‘WINNER Rolex 24 at Daytona 1995’ engraving to the case back.
John Goldberger's Opinion
This watch celebrates two very important milestones within the history of Rolex. Accompanied by its original guarantee and documentation of provenance, the present watch represents Rolex’s unwavering support for motor sports, and commitment to the car racing industry.
Reference 16520 is also a very innovative Rolex model, as it houses the iconic Zenith-based caliber 4030 mechanism. This timepiece represents a great stride in the watchmaking industry, and pays tribute to the very first automatic chronograph movement in the world.
This watch was presented to Christophe Bouchut after his victory in the 1995 ‘24 Hours of Daytona’ race. What truly sets this watch apart is the ‘WINNER Rolex 24 at Daytona 1995’ engraving to the case back.
John Goldberger's Opinion
This watch celebrates two very important milestones within the history of Rolex. Accompanied by its original guarantee and documentation of provenance, the present watch represents Rolex’s unwavering support for motor sports, and commitment to the car racing industry.
Reference 16520 is also a very innovative Rolex model, as it houses the iconic Zenith-based caliber 4030 mechanism. This timepiece represents a great stride in the watchmaking industry, and pays tribute to the very first automatic chronograph movement in the world.
Literature
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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