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Rolex
Ref. 116520
Cosmograph Daytona “The White Khanjar”
A highly rare, attractive and "like-new" stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, engraved caseback, guarantee and presentation box, made for the Sultanate of Oman
- Estimate
- HK$240,000 - 500,000€28,100 - 58,600$30,800 - 64,100
HK$406,400
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2011
- Reference No
- 116520
- Case No
- G’578’951
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona “The White Khanjar”
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 4130, 44 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, max length 200mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 40mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex guarantee stamped Khimji Ramdas LLC Sultanate of Oman dated 1st April 2012, instruction manual, product literature, hang tags, card holder, fitted presentation box, red lacquered box made for the 'Daytona Lesson One' auction, catalogue and a mini 'Ultimate Rolex Daytona' book by Pucci Papaleo.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
First introduced in 2000, the ref. 116520 Cosmograph Daytona succeeded its predecessor, the ref. 16520. The updated model was notable for featuring Rolex's cal. 4130 - the brand's very first in-house chronograph movement. Today, the Daytona remains an iconic Rolex model, representing one of the many technical advancements the company has made throughout its long horological history.
While innovative throughout, the Daytona retained one constant—the occasional special variants. This exceptional ref. 116520 with white dial bears a personalized caseback engraved with a Khanjar, the crest of Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said. One of the prized "Qaboos" limited series, it was sold new in 2012 through the Sultan's official retailer in Oman.
Accompanied by its full set of accessories along with a red lacquered box made for the timepiece and a mini 'Ultimate Rolex Daytona' book by Pucci Papaleo, this exceptionally "like-new" condition “White Khanjar” Daytona with original guarantee and its factory stickers intact represents a significant and rare find for collectors.
While innovative throughout, the Daytona retained one constant—the occasional special variants. This exceptional ref. 116520 with white dial bears a personalized caseback engraved with a Khanjar, the crest of Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said. One of the prized "Qaboos" limited series, it was sold new in 2012 through the Sultan's official retailer in Oman.
Accompanied by its full set of accessories along with a red lacquered box made for the timepiece and a mini 'Ultimate Rolex Daytona' book by Pucci Papaleo, this exceptionally "like-new" condition “White Khanjar” Daytona with original guarantee and its factory stickers intact represents a significant and rare find for collectors.
Provenance
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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