$31,200
Ref. 16568, Yellow Gold & Diamonds Cosmograph Daytona Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph, Daytona," Ref. 16568. Made in 1996, sold April 27th, 1997. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold and diamonds wristwatch, with round button chronograph, registers, diamond-set bezel and dial, and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oysterlock bracelet Ref. 78398. Accompanied by the original fitted box, warranty certificate (now void) and booklets. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, bezel set with 24 baguette diamonds, sapphire crystal. Bicolor black and champagne set with 8 round diamond indexes, outer minute and 1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary champagne-color ring dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Yellow gold and black baton hands. Cal. 4030, rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes The present ref. 16568 with the Rolex factory original full baguette diamond bezel and diamond dial is made particularly rare because of its highly sought black dial. According to our research it is the first time a reference 16568 with black dial has ever appeared at auction.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-12-09
