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Rolex
Ref. 116508
Cosmograph Daytona
An attractive and rare yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, diamond-set dial, guarantee, and presentation box
- Estimate
- $20,000 - 40,000
$40,640
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 2019
- Reference No
- 116508
- Case No
- W6’D05’438
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Material
- 18K yellow gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 4130, 44 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet, max length 205mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster deployant clasp, stamped F3E
- Dimensions
- 40mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, and bracelet signed.
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex international guarantee card dated May 26th, 2019, leather cardholder, warranty booklet, product literature, hangtags, fitted presentation box, and outer box.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The Rolex Daytona reference 116508 made its debut at Baselworld in 2016, swiftly capturing attention and amassing a significant waiting list. The present example, featuring a yellow gold case and bracelet, paired with a bold black lacquer dial adorned with diamond indexes. This striking combination of yellow and black pays homage to the revered JPS (John Player Special) color scheme—a grail piece in vintage Rolex collecting.
This particular model, presented in like-new condition and complete with its full set of accessories, offers collectors and enthusiasts a rare opportunity. Its timeless design and mechanical sophistication make it a modern icon in the world of luxury timepieces, embodying Rolex’s enduring legacy of excellence in both style and engineering.
This particular model, presented in like-new condition and complete with its full set of accessories, offers collectors and enthusiasts a rare opportunity. Its timeless design and mechanical sophistication make it a modern icon in the world of luxury timepieces, embodying Rolex’s enduring legacy of excellence in both style and engineering.
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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