47Σ
Rolex
Ref. 116518
Cosmograph Daytona
A rare and attractive yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- CHF15,000 - 30,000€15,800 - 31,500$17,000 - 34,100
CHF25,400
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 2005
- Reference No
- 116518
- Case No
- F888825
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Material
- 18K yellow gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 4130, 44 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Rolex alligator strap
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 40mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex guarantee stamped Bucherer Lugano and dated 04th July 2005
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
- Cased in yellow gold, the present Rolex Daytona reference 116518 displays a striking black dial matched with champagne subsidiary registers. The dial is made even more interesting thanks to the sporty and striking red chronograph hand and seconds tracks. Visually a very distinct piece, the present Daytona also houses Rolex's in-house movement, the caliber 4130, which was an upgrade from the previous Zenith-based chronograph movement
- Offered in excellent overall condition, the present Daytona reference 116518 is furthermore accompanied by its guarantee and presentation box.
- Offered in excellent overall condition, the present Daytona reference 116518 is furthermore accompanied by its guarantee and presentation box.
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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