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  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: 2017
    Reference No: 116500LN
    Case No: 38W03234
    Model Name: Cosmograph Daytona
    Material: Stainless steel
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 4130, 44 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, max length 185mm
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Rolex deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 40mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Rolex guarantee card dated 6 April, 2017, warranty booklet, instruction manual, leather card holder, medallion, hang tag, fitted presentation box, outer packaging and 3 extra links.
    Provenance: Property of a Private Collection

  • Provenance

    Property of a Private Collection

  • Catalogue Essay

    - The Daytona has today become the sports chronograph "par excellence" and the present ref 116500LN ticks all the boxes for collectors, with its vintage inspiration of the reference 6263 but with a definitive modern vibe including the highly coveted ceramic bezel.

    - This is a reference for which Rolex retailers no longer take requests and waiting lists are now measured in years. It remains nonetheless an extremely attractive, durable, and versatile timepiece for any collector.

    - The present Daytona is in overall excellent condition and comes with 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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Lot offered with No Reserve

Ref. 116500LN
A highly desirable and well-preserved stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, guarantee card and presentation box

2017
40mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed

Estimate
CHF15,000 - 25,000 
€15,600-26,000
$15,600-26,000

Sold for CHF37,800

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Alexandre Ghotbi

Head of Watches, Continental Europe and the Middle East

+41 22 317 81 81

AGhotbi@phillips.com

 

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Head of Sale, Geneva

+41 22 317 96 63

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Phillips Watches Online: The Geneva Sessions, Fall 2022

Online Auction 12 - 16 September 2022