Rolex - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XV Hong Kong Monday, November 28, 2022 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: Circa 2015
    Reference No: 116519
    Case No: 764P22F7
    Model Name: Cosmograph Daytona
    Material: 18K white gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 4130, 44 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    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 Hausmann – Roma dated April 2015, hang tags, outer packaging and fitted presentation box.
    Literature: A similar dial configuration prominently illustrated in the Daytona Perpetual by Pucci Papaleo p 228

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 116519 from circa 2015 is fitted with a lustrous white mother-of-pearl dial with diamond-set indexes. Offered in excellent overall condition and complete with its original guarantee and presentation box, the present example is a spectacular option for collectors seeking a subtle hint of flare combined with robustness one would expect from the Cosmograph Daytona.

  • 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. 116519
A fine and attractive white gold chronograph wristwatch with mother-of-pearl dial, diamond-set indexes, guarantee and presentation box

Circa 2015
40mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$200,000 - 360,000 
€23,800-42,800
$25,600-46,200

Sold for HK$327,600

Contact Specialist

Thomas Perazzi
Head of Watches, Asia
+852 2318 2001
WatchesHK@phillips.com

The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XV

28 - 29 November 2022 (Online Registration ends 27 Nov, 2pm HKT)