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Rolex
Ref. 116518
Cosmograph Daytona "Pavé Dial, Ruby Indexes"
An extremely rare yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with pavé diamond-set dial, ruby indexes, and service card
- Estimate
- $30,000 - 60,000
$63,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 2015
- Reference No
- 116518
- Movement No
- AV’872’535
- Case No
- 9E’919’287
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona "Pavé Dial, Ruby Indexes"
- Material
- 18K yellow gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 4130, 44 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Lizard
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K yellow gold Rolex deployant clasp, reference 24640
- Dimensions
- 40mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed.
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex service card dated 2021.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
• A revolutionary change in the Daytona lineup occurred in 2000 when Rolex updated the automatic Cosmograph Daytona, introducing the brand’s first, fully in-house chronograph movement, the caliber 4130.
• This extremely rare reference 116518, cased in 18K yellow gold, dates from 2015 and features a factory pavé diamond dial with ruby hour markers set in yellow gold surrounds. Lavish and elegant, it is hardly ever seen in this combination.
• Accompanied by a Rolex service card from 2021, it is preserved in excellent overall condition.
• This extremely rare reference 116518, cased in 18K yellow gold, dates from 2015 and features a factory pavé diamond dial with ruby hour markers set in yellow gold surrounds. Lavish and elegant, it is hardly ever seen in this combination.
• Accompanied by a Rolex service card from 2021, it is preserved in excellent overall condition.
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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