製造商: Rolex 年份: Circa 1988 型號: 16523 機芯編號: 18’046 錶殼號碼: L424’743 型號名稱: Cosmograph Daytona "4-Liner" 材料: 18K yellow gold & stainless steel 機芯: Automatic, cal. 4030, 31 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Two tone 18K yellow gold and stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet stamped “78363”, endlinks stamped “403”, max length 200mm 錶扣: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp stamped “M8” 尺寸: 40mm diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed 配件: Accompanied by Rolex guarantee dated 2nd November 1989 stamped Dickson Watch & Jewellery Co. LTD., Hong Kong, instruction manual, product literature, hang tag, green card holder, outer packaging and fitted presentation box.
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The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona has achieved an iconic global status since its initial launch of the very first reference in the early 1960s. Ending a spectacular era for the manually-wound Daytona models, Rolex introduced their very first self-winding Daytona model in 1988 powered by the famous and newly developed Zenith El Primero based caliber 4030. Regarded as a major step up from its previous models, the aesthetics of the new model were also enhanced though retaining its important features.
The very first examples of the reference from circa 1988 bears an “L” serial with distinctive features that separates it from the rest. The dial is perhaps where the rarity can be depicted. While regular examples of the reference featured 5 lines of text under the coronet, early examples were fitted with dials made by the famous Rolex supplier, Singer with only 4-lines of text under the coronet with the absence of “OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED”. Extremely rare, these dials were believed to have only been in production for less than a year between 1988 – 1989. Furthermore, early examples bearing a “L” serial were also fitted with a Mark I bezel with a 200 graduation, with later examples from 1989 bearing a 400 graduation bezel.
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.