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Lot 172 ROLEX
Daytona Ref. 116528
Daytona Ref. 116528
ROLEX. A FINE AND IMPRESSIVE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA, REF. 116528, CASE NO. 7Q0791C7, CIRCA 2014
Closed14 May 2018
Price Realised
CHF 37,500
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Specialist note
The present Cosmograph Daytona is preserved in "new old stock" condition, retaining factory protective stickers and complete set of accessories.
The Cosmograph Daytona can be considered without a doubt among the most successful and well known line of chronograph wristwatches ever devised by any manufacturer. Introduced in 1963 with manually wound reference 6239, it underwent through various evolutions before being upgraded with an automatic movement around 1988 (reference 16520).
Reference 116528 was launched at the 2000 Baselworld together with ref. 116500 in steel and 116523 in steel and gold, the first Daytona models equipped with a fully in-house Rolex movement, calibre 4130. With fewer components, meaning improved reliability and an easier servicing procedure, this new movement also had an increased the power reserve: 72 hours compared to its predecessors 54.
The Cosmograph Daytona can be considered without a doubt among the most successful and well known line of chronograph wristwatches ever devised by any manufacturer. Introduced in 1963 with manually wound reference 6239, it underwent through various evolutions before being upgraded with an automatic movement around 1988 (reference 16520).
Reference 116528 was launched at the 2000 Baselworld together with ref. 116500 in steel and 116523 in steel and gold, the first Daytona models equipped with a fully in-house Rolex movement, calibre 4130. With fewer components, meaning improved reliability and an easier servicing procedure, this new movement also had an increased the power reserve: 72 hours compared to its predecessors 54.