Rolex - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: EIGHT Hong Kong Monday, May 27, 2019 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: Circa 2015
    Reference No: 116505
    Case No: 5R’461’662
    Model Name: Cosmograph Daytona
    Material: 18K pink gold, diamonds
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 4130, 44 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: 18K pink gold Rolex Oyster bracelet, max length 200mm
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K pink gold Rolex deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 40 mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Rolex International Guarantee stamped Jacquot, Strasbourg and dated May 2, 2015, green leather fitted presentation box, hang tags, leather wallet and product literature.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Seeking to experiment with color and material, as well as construction and design, since the introduction of the Zenith-based automatic caliber 4130 in 1988, the Daytona has become a canvas for Rolex to adorn with various dial materials, bezel configurations, and settings.

    This Cosmograph Daytona crafted in Everose gold, Rolex’s patented 18 karat pink gold alloy, with a rose gold dial, matching subdials, and eleven internally flawless baguette diamonds at the hour markers. Furthermore, the present example is presented in near-perfect condition, having barely ever been touched, with the factory seal on the caseback, bezel protector, and all its original 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. 116505
An exceptionally attractive and very rare pink gold chronograph wristwatch with baguette diamond indexes, bracelet, international guarantee and presentation box

Circa 2015
40 mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed

Estimate
HK$195,000 - 280,000 
€22,000-31,600
$25,000-35,900

Sold for HK$287,500

Contact Specialist

Thomas Perazzi
Head of Watches, Asia
thomasperazzi@phillips.com
+852 2318 2001

The Hong Kong Watch Auction: EIGHT

Hong Kong Auction 28 May 2019