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Rolex

Ref. 16520, caseback stamped "2100" to the inside

Cosmograph Daytona

A fine, attractive and extremely well preserved stainless steel automatic chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and guarantee

估價
CHF12,000 - 18,000
€10,600 - 15,800
$12,300 - 18,400
CHF32,500
拍品詳情
製造商
Rolex
年份
Circa 1999
型號
16520, caseback stamped "2100" to the inside
錶殼號碼
A970378
型號名稱
Cosmograph Daytona
材料
Stainless steel
機芯
Automatic, cal. 4030, 31 jewels
錶帶/ 錶鏈
Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, max length 205mm
錶扣
Stainless steel Rolex deployant clasp
尺寸
40mm Diameter
簽名
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
配件
Accompanied by Rolex punched Guarantee stamped by Hong Kong retailer Yes Watch Co., Ltd. and dated August 25, 2000, numbered sale tag and fitted box.
圖錄文章
The evolution of the Cosmograph Daytona is of course an extremely complex topic, with dozens of different variations of case details, graphic styles, fonts and so on. However, the entire Daytona production can be grouped into three main classes: "Manual" Daytonas, using a Rolex upgraded manually-wound Valjoux 72 caliber (1963 - 1988); “Zenith” Daytonas, using a Rolex upgraded automatic Zenith El Primero caliber (1988-2000); and “Rolex” Daytonas, using a in-house caliber (2000 - ongoing).

The Zenith Daytona is particularly important as it is the link between the “old school” construction and production methodology of the manual Daytona, and a modern approach to luxury watchmaking, which will fully bloom with the “Rolex” Daytona.

The present example is not only offered in absolutely new-old-stock condition, but it is furthermore a sought-after “A-series” of particular interest for the Rolex collector as it is one of the latest representatives of the “Zenith” Daytona production.

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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