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Lot 175
ROLEX, DAYTONA REF. 16520 ‘ZENITH’, A STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH
CASE NUMBER: P111'144, MOVEMENT NUMBER: 2'060'65
Closed26 October 2022
Estimate
USD 40,000–60,000
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Specialist note
The first automatic versions of the celebrated Daytona reference featured movements made by Zenith. The Cal. 4030 movement was based on the El Primero movement, but was modified (from a 5 Hz high-beat movement to a 4-Hz movement) by Rolex.
From 1988 to 2000, Rolex used these Cal. 4030 movements till they developed their first in-house movement, the Cal. 4130. The Rolex Daytona dials were labelled "SWISS MADE" rather than "T SWISS T" from 1999 until the end of production in 2000 due to the change of luminous material used from tritium to LumiNova.
The present timepiece is of special interest to Daytona collectors because it belongs to the P-series (serial number) and represents the last of the Zenith-powered models. From the year 2000, Daytona models were powered by the in-house Rolex Cal. 4130 movement.
This timepiece also has the 'Patrizzi' dial - the counters have turn brown from the original silver over time.
From 1988 to 2000, Rolex used these Cal. 4030 movements till they developed their first in-house movement, the Cal. 4130. The Rolex Daytona dials were labelled "SWISS MADE" rather than "T SWISS T" from 1999 until the end of production in 2000 due to the change of luminous material used from tritium to LumiNova.
The present timepiece is of special interest to Daytona collectors because it belongs to the P-series (serial number) and represents the last of the Zenith-powered models. From the year 2000, Daytona models were powered by the in-house Rolex Cal. 4130 movement.
This timepiece also has the 'Patrizzi' dial - the counters have turn brown from the original silver over time.