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Rolex
Ref. 116520
Cosmograph Daytona
A highly rare and attractive "new old stock" stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with black dial, guarantee, hang tag and bracelet
- Estimate
- CHF15,000 - 25,000€13,900 - 23,200$16,300 - 27,200
CHF32,760
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2010
- Reference No
- 116520
- Case No
- 13'X06'018
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 4130, 44 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, max length 185mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 40mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex guarantee, product literature and wallet.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Reference 116520 replaced its predecessor reference 16520 in 2000. It most notably features caliber 4130, which is Rolex’s first in-house chronograph movement. Prior to that, the watch was fitted with the zenith-based El Primero movement. Today, reference 116520 is an iconic model, representing one of Rolex's many technical strides throughout horological history.
The present watch displays a black dial and is preserved in "new old stock" condition. It is furthermore accompanied by its original guarantee and numbered hang tag.
The present watch displays a black dial and is preserved in "new old stock" condition. It is furthermore accompanied by its original guarantee and numbered hang tag.
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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