Fitted with blue indigo baguette sapphire-set bezel and a blue sodalite dial, the present watch combines Rolex's gift in gem-setting and creating beautiful movements. Known for its rigorous standards in quality, such combination requires not only the most skillful craftsmen but also patience. It is no surprise that the wastage of working with these natural mineral stones are extremely high. Each dial are crafted into incredibly thin stones which are extremely vulnerable to cracks during the manufacturing process. As each stone occurs naturally, no two sodalite dials are identical in appearance. Each one varies in shade and colour, giving each watch a unique look.

The present ref. 16589SACI is beautifully fitted with a bezel set with baguette-cut blue indigo sapphires. Featuring white gold bars that perfectly align with each diamond hour indexes on the dial, the translucent charm of the blue sapphires certainly compliments the sodalite exceedingly well. With only a handful of these specimens ever produced, the present ref. 16589 bearing a W082’516 serial is possibly one of the earliest example to surface in the auction market. A similar example with a W082’519 serial, just 3 serial after has also been prominently illustrated in the Daytona Perpetual by renowned scholar and collector, Pucci Papaleo. Offered in excellent overall condition with its factory green sticker still intact on the caseback, this rare blue ensemble is a gem not to miss.