989
Rolex
Ref. 16520
Cosmograph Daytona
A fine, attractive and well-preserved stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$120,000 - 200,000€13,300 - 22,100$15,400 - 25,600
HK$327,600
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1997
- Reference No
- 16520
- Case No
- T741’373
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 4030, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet stamped “78390”, endlinks stamped “503B”, max length 200mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp stamped “V9”
- Dimensions
- 40mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex guarantee stamped Lenox Jewelers, United States dated 6th May, 1997, instruction manual, product literature, bezel protector, cloth, hangtag, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Since the milestone of the firm’s very first model to feature a self-winding caliber based on the famous Zenith El Primero movement released in 1988, the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 16520 has enjoyed tremendous success for over a decade of nothing else but soaring demand and praise. With Rolex’s rigors in developing innovations and advancements, the reference was discontinued in 2000 to make way of Rolex’s first-ever in-house chronograph calibre 4130 with the reference 116520.
Growing in demand, the Cosmograph Daytona’s evergreen modern design has garnered the attention of vintage collectors all around the globe, and has become the most sought-after sports watch. Iconic in its status with an attractive black attire, the present example of the ref. 16520 bears a T serial from circa 1997. Preserved in excellent condition with its original green caseback sticker still intact, the present example is also accompanied by its original guarantee and presentation box, making this a highly collectible chronograph from the era.
Growing in demand, the Cosmograph Daytona’s evergreen modern design has garnered the attention of vintage collectors all around the globe, and has become the most sought-after sports watch. Iconic in its status with an attractive black attire, the present example of the ref. 16520 bears a T serial from circa 1997. Preserved in excellent condition with its original green caseback sticker still intact, the present example is also accompanied by its original guarantee and presentation box, making this a highly collectible chronograph from the era.
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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