No Reserve
8031Σ
Rolex
Ref. 116518
Cosmograph Daytona
A rare and attractive yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with black mother-of-pearl dial and Roman numerals
- Estimate
- HK$120,000 - 200,000•€14,400 - 23,900$15,400 - 25,600
HK$190,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2000
- Reference No
- 116518
- Movement No
- C0’453’427
- Case No
- P477’121
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Material
- 18K yellow gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 4130, 44 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Crocodile
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 40mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
- The Rolex Daytona ref. 116518 was launched at the turn of the millennium, marking a new chapter for the model with a brand new in-house cal. 4130, in place of the previous El Primero cal. 4030. The present yellow gold chronograph features an elusive configuration with the highly sought-after black mother-of-pearl dial with Roman numerals. Dreamy and highly sophisticated, the iridescent purple sheen of the black pearl creates the most sublime contrast against its warm gold exterior. Bearing a “P” serial, the present timepiece is a well-preserved specimen from 2000 and bears a French import stamp on its caseback and clasp that adds to the origins of the piece. Discontinued and no longer in production, this exceptional hard stone masterpiece will be a stunning addition to one’s collection.
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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