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  • 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

  • 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.

  • Artist Biography

    Rolex

    Swiss • 1905

    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.

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Ref. 116518
A rare and attractive yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with guarantee and presentation box

2005
40mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
CHF15,000 - 30,000 
€15,800-31,500
$17,000-34,100

Sold for CHF25,400

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Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Geneva Sessions Fall 2023

8 - 15 September 2023