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Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Chronograph Wristwatch with Black Dial, Brown Color-Change Subsidiary Dials, Bracelet, Box and Original Guarantee
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Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Chronograph Wristwatch with Black Dial, Brown Color-Change Subsidiary Dials, Bracelet, Box and Original Guarantee

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER, OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, REF. 16520, CASE NO. W623276, MANUFACTURED IN 1993

Closed17 December 2013

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Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Chronograph Wristwatch with Black Dial, Brown Color-Change Subsidiary Dials, Bracelet, Box and Original Guarantee
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph Daytona, Ref. 16520, Case No. W623276, Manufactured in 1993
Cal. 4030 automatic movement, 31 jewels, black dial, applied luminous baton numerals, luminous hands, three black subsidiary dials with brown color-change chapter rings for 12 hour and 30 minute registers and constant seconds, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, blank bezel calibrated for 400 units per hour, two screw down chronograph buttons in the band, screw down crown, screw back, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, case, dial, and movement signed
39mm diam.

Specialist note

Accompanied by a Rolex Guarantee dated February 10th, 1996, Rolex presentation box, tie tag, leather envelope, product literature, and outer packaging.

The present reference 16520 is a rare example of the automatic Daytona model, featuring brown color-change chapter rings around the subsidiary dials. According to research, a technical error in the paint of the registers track on watches produced in 1992 and 1993 caused the color to change from dark to light. Such watches were given the nickname "Compax Marroni" or "Brown Compax" by collectors, and are highly sought-after in today's market.

For an illustration and description of a "Brown Compax" dial, see Rolex Daytona - a legend is born by Carlo Pergola, Stefano Mazzariol, and Giovanni Dosso, page 225.