製造商: Rolex 年份: Circa 2000 型號: 116520, inside caseback stamped "2100" 機芯編號: C0028946 錶殼號碼: P607470 型號名稱: Cosmograph Daytona "Cream Dial" 材料: Stainless steel 機芯: Automatic, cal. 4130, 44 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet stamped "DE 78490" to the endlinks, max length 200mm 錶扣: Stainless steel Rolex deployant clasp stamped "DE10 78490" 尺寸: 40mm Diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed 配件: Accompanied by Rolex undated punched Guarantee stamped by Oriental Watch Co., LTD. Hong Kong, green document holder, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
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Introduced in 2000, the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 116520 was the first model to house caliber 4130, a self-winding in-house chronograph movement made fully in-house by the firm and replacing its predecessor based on the Zenith El Primero ébauche. With steel examples produced in black and white dial it was an instant success upon its launch. Early examples of the production are now known to have the potential, due to a defect in some batches of paint used for the white dial, to develop a dial color shift to cream. This topicalization has so far been documented only on examples made between 2000 to 2002 with a P, K, or Y serials, thus it is very rare. Beyond its rarity, the cream/ivory color of the dial grants the timepiece substantially different aesthetics than normal white pieces, imbuing the piece with a somewhat vintage vibe - a very attractive contrast with the modern looks of the case.
The present example bearing a P serial is indeed a representative of this rarified family. Offered with its original guarantee and accessories, this “beautiful mistake” by the firm certainly boosts the collectability of the piece, and “Cream 116520” are already now, two short decades after its production, a modern classic of watch collecting.
Founded 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.