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Rolex. A Fine and Rare 18k Gold and Diamond-set Automatic Chronograph Wristwatch with Bracelet and Champagne Dial
Lot 54

Rolex. A Fine and Rare 18k Gold and Diamond-set Automatic Chronograph Wristwatch with Bracelet and Champagne Dial

Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Cosmograph, Daytona, Ref. 16528, Case No. R'984'022, Circa 1987

Closed21 June 2017

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Rolex. A Fine and Rare 18k Gold and Diamond-set Automatic Chronograph Wristwatch with Bracelet and Champagne Dial
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Cosmograph, Daytona, Ref. 16528, Case No. R'984'022, Circa 1987
Movement: Automatic, Cal. 4030, 31 jewels
Dial: Champagne, diamond-set numerals, luminous hands, three subsidiary dials
Case: 18k gold, screw back, screw down crown, two screw down buttons in the band, inside case back stamped 16500, 38mm diam.
Bracelet/Clasp: Rolex Oyster 18k gold bracelet and deployant clasp, stamped 78668, overall approximate length 8 inches

Specialist note

This attractive Rolex chronograph is one of the very first reference 16528 that were made, as denoted by the serial number R, the first letter in the new letter coded serial number system introduced by Rolex in 1987. It correctly features the early bezel calibrated to 200 units per hour, as opposed to the later one calibrated to 400 units per hour. Early examples of this reference (bearing serial number R, such as this one) are considered highly collectible timepieces, made more desirable by the diamond-set hour markers.