$5,880
Stainless Steel and Gold Ref. 16523, Daytona Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph, Daytona,” Ref. 16523. Made in 1998. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, and a stainless steel and 18K yellow gold Oysterlock bracelet. Accompanied by the original fitted inner and outer box. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and gold buttons and crown, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, tachometer graduation on the gold bezel to 400 units per hour, sapphire crystal. Bicolor anthracite and gold with applied luminous gold indexes, subsidiary gold ring dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 4030, rhodiumplated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-03-05
