No Reserve
8079
Rolex
Ref. 16520
Cosmograph Daytona
A highly attractive stainless steel chronograph wristwatch
- Estimate
- HK$100,000 - 200,000•€11,000 - 21,900$12,800 - 25,600
HK$177,800
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2000, Switzerland
- Reference No
- 16520
- Movement No
- 98'011
- Case No
- P385’401, also stamped "EXS838940" on caseback
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 4030, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet stamped 78790A, max overall length 175mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex deployant clasp stamped 78790A, DE7
- Dimensions
- 40mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex Service Certificate from Geneva dated 16 July 2009 and 2 Rolex service correspondence.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
- The Cosmograph Daytona Reference 16520 is among Rolex's most desirable models. Manufactured with a heavily modified Zenith El Primero-based calibre to become the famed Rolex calibre 4030, the model was the first automatic chronograph in the firm's history. At the time of its launch in 1988, the watch garnered an immediate waiting list at Rolex retailers, and today is one of the most popular Daytona references, combining a modern 40mm case with vintage charm and eternal practicality. Discontinued in 2000, it was replaced by the reference 116520 featuring Rolex’s first in-house self-winding chronograph movement.
- The present ”P” series model dates to 2000 and features the correct Mark 7 bezel with the “Units Per Hour” denoted by “240” replacing “250” and “225” found on earlier examples as well as “Officially Certified” again added to the dial for a 5-line Rolex signature.
- The watch was previously sent to Rolex for service and the case was replaced, confirmed by the Rolex service correspondences in 2009. Both the current (P385’401) and previous (S838'940) serial numbers are stamped on the caseback. The present watch has the original case, which the serial number is stamped on the lug.
- The present ”P” series model dates to 2000 and features the correct Mark 7 bezel with the “Units Per Hour” denoted by “240” replacing “250” and “225” found on earlier examples as well as “Officially Certified” again added to the dial for a 5-line Rolex signature.
- The watch was previously sent to Rolex for service and the case was replaced, confirmed by the Rolex service correspondences in 2009. Both the current (P385’401) and previous (S838'940) serial numbers are stamped on the caseback. The present watch has the original case, which the serial number is stamped on the lug.
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded 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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