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240Σ

Rolex

Ref. 16519

Cosmograph Daytona

A fine and rare white gold and diamond-set chronograph wristwatch with pink mother-of-pearl dial and guarantee

Estimate
HK$100,000 - 200,000
Lot Details
Manufacturer
Rolex
Year
2000
Reference No
16519
Movement No
205'268
Case No
P233052
Model Name
Cosmograph Daytona
Material
18k white gold, diamonds and mother-of-pearl
Calibre
Automatic, 4030, 31 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
Pink <em>Rolex </em>reptile leather strap
Clasp/Buckle
18k white gold <em>Rolex </em>folding twinlock deployant clasp stamped 16519
Dimensions
39 mm. diameter
Signed
<em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
Accessories
With <em>Rolex </em>Attestation de Chronomètre Officiel dated August 2000.
Catalogue Essay
Rolex uses only the finest materials such as rubies, sapphires and emeralds to adorn its in-house dials. The present white gold Daytona feature a pink mother-of-pearl dial and diamond-set numerals set within its white gold chatons. The dial is also signed Daytona in pink to ensure that the watch preserves the same pink hue. All mother-of-pearl dials differ in colour intensity and structure, giving the watch a particularly unique look. In excellent condition, the watch is complete with original Guarantee.

Rolex

Swiss | 1905
Founded 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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