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Lot 101
ROLEX, DAYTONA REF. 116520, A STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH
CASE NUMBER: F260’660, MOVEMENT NUMBER: C 0’118’086
Closed27 October 2021
Price Realised
USD 30,000
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Specialist note
The reference 116520 is an important milestone in the history of the modern Rolex Daytona, it was the first model to run the brand’s inhouse automatic chronograph movement, the Caliber 4130.
The watch replaced the Ref. 16520, the first automatic Daytona chronograph, which was powered by the Zenith-derived Cal. 4030. Rolex produced the Ref. 116520 from 2000 to 2016 before it was replaced by the Ref. 116500LN with the Cerachrom bezel.
The watch replaced the Ref. 16520, the first automatic Daytona chronograph, which was powered by the Zenith-derived Cal. 4030. Rolex produced the Ref. 116520 from 2000 to 2016 before it was replaced by the Ref. 116500LN with the Cerachrom bezel.