122,400 HKD
Ref. 16520, Stainless Steel “Cosmograph Daytona” Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph Daytona", case No. U925904, Ref. 16520. Made in 1998, sold on June 5th, 1999. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel chronometer wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oysterlock bracelet. Accompanied by original fitted box, guarantee (now void) and booklet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 400 units per hour, sapphire crystal. White with applied luminous steel indexes, subsidiary black ring dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 4030, rhodium plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx overall length 170 mm. Notes Similar watches are published in “1908-2008, 100th anniversary of Rolex” by Franca and Guido Mondani, pp. 204-206.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-06-08
