Live Auction 2815Important Watches including The Millennium Collection
ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, REF. 16520 MK I STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH BRACELET WATCH
Lot 2978 Inspired by the sleekness and speed of high performance automobiles, the legacy of Daytona harks back to the 1930s when Sir Malcolm Campbell set the world land speed record with a Daytona on his wrist. This particular reference 16520, was launched in 1988 and production ceased in 2000. These present lots offer us an opportunity to review the evolution of the five different versions of the dial in Marks 1 to 5.

ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, REF. 16520 MK I STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH BRACELET WATCH

CASE L244781, CIRCA 1989

Closed2 June 2010

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HKD 137,500

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ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, REF. 16520 MK I

STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH BRACELET WATCH
CASE L244781, CIRCA 1989

Calibre 4030, ebauche by Zenith, 31 jewels, gloss black dial, luminous hour markers, small seconds, minute and hour counters, three-part case, brushed and polished, bezel calibrated for 200 units, screw down case back and chronograph buttons, Triplock crown, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, case, dial and movement signed
Diameter: 39 mm.

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US$ 15,500-20,500
EUR 11,500-15,200

With a Rolex presentation box.