This lot is offered without Reserve
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Rolex
Ref. 16518
Cosmograph Daytona
A rare and attractive yellow gold and diamond-set chronograph wristwatch with presentation box
- Estimate
- CHF10,000 - 15,000•€9,100 - 13,600$10,900 - 16,300
CHF32,760
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1991
- Reference No
- 16518
- Movement No
- 55'928
- Case No
- X'574'837
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Material
- 18K yellow gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 4030, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Alligator
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K yellow gold Rolex deployant buckle
- Dimensions
- 40mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex presentation box, hang tag and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Launched in the late 1980s, the Daytona with automatic movement immediately became a sensation, with waitlists building up at retailers and clients eager to own the newest Rolex chronograph model. The model displayed different dial variations before it was eventually replaced by reference 116520.
Displaying a striking white dial with diamond-set markers, reference 16518 most notably houses the Zenith-based El Primero movement. Preserved in excellent condition and displaying the original caseback sticker, it is even accompanied by a striking green strap, enhancing the allure of the yellow gold case. Offered without reserve, it provides enormous value and visual satisfaction.
Displaying a striking white dial with diamond-set markers, reference 16518 most notably houses the Zenith-based El Primero movement. Preserved in excellent condition and displaying the original caseback sticker, it is even accompanied by a striking green strap, enhancing the allure of the yellow gold case. Offered without reserve, it provides enormous value and visual satisfaction.
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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