ROLEX, DAYTONA REF. 16520 ‘FLOATING COSMOGRAPH’, A RARE STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH
Lot 15

ROLEX, DAYTONA REF. 16520 ‘FLOATING COSMOGRAPH’, A RARE STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH

CASE NUMBER: L346160

Closed30 April 2024

Estimate

USD 60,000–90,000

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ROLEX, DAYTONA REF. 16520 ‘FLOATING COSMOGRAPH’, A RARE STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH
CASE NUMBER: L346160
CIRCA: 1989
CASE: stainless steel, steel engraved tachymeter scale bezel
DIAMETER: 40 mm.
BRACELET: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet
DIAL: Black “Floating Cosmograph” dial
MOVEMENT: Cal. 4030 (modified Zenith El Primero), automatic, 31 jewels
FUNCTIONS: Time, chronograph, tachymeter
CLASP: Steel folding clasp

Specialist note

On a certain batch of dials fitted on the Rolex Ref. 16520, the text Cosmograph was significantly lower than the four lines above. This suspended Cosmograph text on the dial earned the watch the nickname “Floating Cosmograph” and is now considered a highly collectible variant of the Daytona. The dial has a further “inverted 6” on the hours chronograph register.