Live Auction 1404Important Watches
Rolex. A fine, rare and large 18K white gold, diamond and sapphire-set automatic chronograph wristwatch
Lot 467

Rolex. A fine, rare and large 18K white gold, diamond and sapphire-set automatic chronograph wristwatch

SIGNED ROLEX, DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 116589, CASE NO. P199368, CIRCA 1993

Closed10 November 2014

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CHF 56,250

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Rolex. A fine, rare and large 18K white gold, diamond and sapphire-set automatic chronograph wristwatch
Signed Rolex, Daytona model, ref. 116589, case no. P199368, circa 1993
Cal. 4130 automatic movement, 44 jewels, pavé-set diamond dial, sapphire-set numerals, white gold baton numerals, three silvered engine-turned subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, baguette-cut sapphire-set bezel, screw back and screw down crown, two screw down chronograph buttons in the band, 18K white gold Rolex fliplock deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
42 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Rolex Guarantee stamped and dated by the exclusive retailer Bucherer, Geneve, fitted presentation box, outer packaging, product literature, leather card holder and key for box.

Around 1980 Rolex dared to launch diamond, sapphire and ruby-set chronograph watches. These well-known designs set with jewels served an elite clientele and aimed to offer them designs which were classic yet elegant. As much as they may appear as anachronisms, these masterpieces must be regarded as a superb symbiosis of two worlds, sport and elegance.