19,470 CHF
Ref. 16518 “Daytona” Rolex, ‘Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph, Daytona", Ref. 16518. Case No. N231429. Made in 1992. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch, with round button chronograph, registers, and tachometer, leather strap and 18K yellow gold Rolex deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original guarantee (now void). Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, "Triplock" crown protected by the “crown guard”, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 400 units per hour, sapphire crystal. Bi-color white and black with applied gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous gold "baton" hands. Notes Reference 16518, the “Daytona Perpetual”, was launched in 1992 and was only available in 18K gold with leather strap. This watch is illustrated in “Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 467.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-05-14
