Rolex - Perpetual London | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: 2012
    Reference No: 116515LN
    Model Name: Chocolate Dial Daytona
    Material: 18ct Rose Gold
    Calibre: Automatic Rolex Cal. 4130
    Bracelet/Strap: Brown Rubber
    Clasp/Buckle: 18ct Rose Gold
    Accessories: Rolex Box & Papers

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    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. 116515LN
When Rolex launched the 116515LN at the Basel show it was one of the most talked about releases of the year, the first time that Cerachrom had been used on the iconic Daytona, referencing the vintage acrylic bezels of the mid sixties, but in a new, high-tech, near indestructible material of modern watchmaking. This example, with the chic chocolate brown dial is complete with the original box, warranty card & booklets and is presented on a matching brown Rubber B strap.

2012

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