Rolex - The Geneva Watch Auction: XVIII Geneva Friday, November 3, 2023 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: 2020
    Reference No: 116508
    Case No: 395S0368
    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 deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 40mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Rolex guarantee dated November 10, 2020, hang tags, product literature, wallet, presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Released at Baselworld 2016, the present Rolex Daytona reference 116508 was the first Daytona model in yellow gold to showcase the firm’s signature emerald green colour on its dial. Launched together with its white gold counterpart with a blue dial, collectors have grown to admire the flamboyant example in yellow gold.

    The “vert foncé” dial ranges from a captivating apple green to a deep forest green, under different lighting conditions. Visually striking, it matches and compliments perfectly with its yellow gold case. Instantly sold out at retailers, today it is incredibly difficult to obtain one at the boutique, making this watch an incredibly sought-after item.

    The present Rolex Daytona reference 116508 is in excellent overall condition and showcases protective stickers to the case and bracelet, it is further accompanied by its full set of accessories.

  • Artist Biography

    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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Ref. 116508
A rare and attractive yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with green dial, guarantee and presentation box

2020
40mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed

Estimate
CHF40,000 - 80,000 
€41,500-83,100
$44,000-87,900

Sold for CHF69,850

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The Geneva Watch Auction: XVIII

Geneva Auction 3 - 4 November 2023