169Σ
Rolex
Ref. 16588, inside caseback stamped 16500
Cosmograph Daytona
A very exclusive and highly attractive yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with diamond-set dial, pink sapphire-set bezel and hour markers
- Estimate
- CHF60,000 - 80,000€55,100 - 73,400$61,800 - 82,400
CHF87,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1994
- Reference No
- 16588, inside caseback stamped 16500
- Movement No
- 147'723
- Case No
- W032'949
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Material
- 18k yellow gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 4030, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Crocodile
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold twin-lock deployant buckle, stamped 16518
- Dimensions
- 39mm. Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
A dazzling, factory original version of the famous Cosmograph Daytona, one cannot help but be impressed by the striking baguette-cut pink sapphire-set bezel fitted on this rare reference 16588.
Additionally with this reference, the bezel was designed with fixed gold bars, that perfectly align with the diamond-set dial’s sapphire-set hour markers, making it quite legible. Housing the caliber 4030, Rolex’s self-winding Zenith-El Primero-based movement, it’s a sought after feature that gives the watch a somewhat vintage feel.
Clearly, reference 16588 is already a classic. It is fitted with the legendary calibre 4030 and belongs to a generation of Cosmographs when fancy case and dial décorations were the exception. Consequently, it is much rarer than its peers from today's production and a true collectable in its own right.
Additionally with this reference, the bezel was designed with fixed gold bars, that perfectly align with the diamond-set dial’s sapphire-set hour markers, making it quite legible. Housing the caliber 4030, Rolex’s self-winding Zenith-El Primero-based movement, it’s a sought after feature that gives the watch a somewhat vintage feel.
Clearly, reference 16588 is already a classic. It is fitted with the legendary calibre 4030 and belongs to a generation of Cosmographs when fancy case and dial décorations were the exception. Consequently, it is much rarer than its peers from today's production and a true collectable in its own right.
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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