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Rolex
Ref. 16589SACI
Cosmograph Daytona
A very rare and attractive diamond and sapphire-set white gold automatic chronograph wristwatch with baguette-cut sapphire bezel, caseback sticker, guarantee and fitted presentation box
- Estimate
- CHF70,000 - 140,000€75,700 - 151,000$85,800 - 172,000
CHF215,900
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1998
- Reference No
- 16589SACI
- Movement No
- 162'746
- Case No
- U355790
- Model Name
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Material
- 18k white gold, diamonds and sapphires
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 4030, 31 jewels
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k white gold Rolex Oyster deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 40mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex Guarantee stamped by German retailer Wilhelm Nonhoff dated 15th December 1999, leather holder, leather passport holder, 2000-2001 calendar card, instruction manual, hangtags, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Excluding the mythical references 6270 and 6269, Rolex hardly ever embellished their chronograph models with precious stones. Yet, with the introduction of the automatic Daytona, the manufacture gradually incorporated elaborate designs in its line of production due to changing tastes in the market. Produced by Zenith, the caliber 4030, or "El Primero", was the very first automatic chronograph movement in the world. Reference 16589 is most notably cased in white gold, which provides a subtle yet elegant twist to the technical sports watch.
Fitted with a baguette sapphire-set bezel and a sapphire and diamond-set dial, the present watch combines Rolex's gifts in gem-setting and creating beautiful movements. Known for its rigorous standards in quality, Rolex is particularly skilled at creating gem-set watches, whether it be a lavishly set Day-Date or an eye-catching and striking SARU GMT.
The present ref. 16589SACI is an absolutely well-preserved heirloom, the case still retains its original green factory sticker attesting to its original condition. Furthermore, the timepiece is accompanied with its original Guarantee and set of accessories.
Fitted with a baguette sapphire-set bezel and a sapphire and diamond-set dial, the present watch combines Rolex's gifts in gem-setting and creating beautiful movements. Known for its rigorous standards in quality, Rolex is particularly skilled at creating gem-set watches, whether it be a lavishly set Day-Date or an eye-catching and striking SARU GMT.
The present ref. 16589SACI is an absolutely well-preserved heirloom, the case still retains its original green factory sticker attesting to its original condition. Furthermore, the timepiece is accompanied with its original Guarantee and set of accessories.
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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