8019
Rolex
Ref. 116508
Cosmograph Daytona
A rare and attractive yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with green dial, guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$280,000 - 500,000€33,100 - 59,200$35,900 - 64,100
HK$698,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2017
- Reference No
- 116508
- Case No
- E7’73N’546
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Material
- 18K yellow gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 4130, 44 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet, max length 200mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 40mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex guarantee stamped Schaap en Citroen, Netherlands dated 26 May 2017, hang tags, instruction manual, product literature, green card holder, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
- Launched at Baselworld in 2016, the present Rolex Daytona reference 116508 was the first Daytona model in yellow gold to be adorned with the firm’s signature emerald, green coloured dial.
- The “vert foncé” dial is a chameleon under different lighting conditions, ranging from an apple green to a forest green, matching the lavish yellow gold case in spectacular flamboyance.
- Its popularity surged after being spotted on the wrist of renowned musician and watch aficionado John Mayer during a talk show. With extremely limited availability from boutiques and endless waiting lists, the reference 116508 has become one of the most coveted Daytona references on the secondary market.
- Preserved in excellent overall condition and complete with its full set of accessories, the present example from circa 2017, this is without a doubt a wonderful opportunity for collectors to acquire this highly desirable and collectable timepiece.
- The “vert foncé” dial is a chameleon under different lighting conditions, ranging from an apple green to a forest green, matching the lavish yellow gold case in spectacular flamboyance.
- Its popularity surged after being spotted on the wrist of renowned musician and watch aficionado John Mayer during a talk show. With extremely limited availability from boutiques and endless waiting lists, the reference 116508 has become one of the most coveted Daytona references on the secondary market.
- Preserved in excellent overall condition and complete with its full set of accessories, the present example from circa 2017, this is without a doubt a wonderful opportunity for collectors to acquire this highly desirable and collectable timepiece.
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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