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Rolex
Ref. 16520
Cosmograph Daytona
A very attractive and sporty stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- CHF12,000 - 24,000€12,700 - 25,400$13,900 - 27,700
CHF22,860
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1999
- Reference No
- 16520
- Case No
- A880161
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Material
- Stainless Steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 4030, 33 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet stamped “78390A”, endlinks stamped “803B”, max length 195mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp stamped "78390A" & “X12”
- Dimensions
- 40mm diameter
- Accessories
- Accompanied by punctured Rolex guarantee stamped Wan Chuan Watch Co, outer packaging and fitted presentation box.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
-Marking a milestone for the Daytona, Rolex released the reference 16520 in 1988 being the manufacture’s first-ever Daytona model to feature a self-winding movement and a larger case with crown guards. A significant breakthrough for Rolex, it is powered by the caliber 4030 with a Zenith El-Primero base. First launched in stainless steel with two dial options, black like the present example and white, gold models were also introduced with various dial designs and materials. The reference was discontinued in 2000, making way for the ref. 116520 featuring the firm’s first-ever in-house self-winding chronograph cal. 4130.
- The present example of Rolex Cosmograph Daytona reference 16520 from circa 1999 with an “A” serial is a fantastic specimen of this timeless icon that is extremely well-preserved, features an ever-so-slightly patination to the sub-dials, and comes complete with its original punctured certificate, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
- The present example of Rolex Cosmograph Daytona reference 16520 from circa 1999 with an “A” serial is a fantastic specimen of this timeless icon that is extremely well-preserved, features an ever-so-slightly patination to the sub-dials, and comes complete with its original punctured certificate, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
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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