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ROLEX. A VERY RARE 18K GOLD & DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BLACK DIAL AND BRACELET
Lot 219 ROLEX
Gold & Diamond-Set R-Series Ref. 16528

ROLEX. A VERY RARE 18K GOLD & DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BLACK DIAL AND BRACELET

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, CHRONOGRAPH, DAYTONA, REF. 16528, CASE NO. R983983, CIRCA 1988

Closed14 May 2018

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ROLEX. A VERY RARE 18K GOLD & DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BLACK DIAL AND BRACELET
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, CHRONOGRAPH, DAYTONA, REF. 16528, CASE NO. R983983, CIRCA 1988
Movement: cal. 4030, automatic, 31 jewels, signed
Dial: set with 8 diamonds indexes, signed
Case: screw back, inside case back stamped 16500, 39 mm. diam., signed
With: 18K gold Rolex Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp stamped 78668, overall length of approx. 180 mm.

Specialist note

The present Cosmograph Daytona is a highly attractive and very well preserved example of the first generation of ref. 16528, denoted by its R serial number. It features the early bezel calibrated to 200 UPH as opposed to the 400 UPH of later series.

The eye-catching black dial enhanced by 8 diamond indexes features the upside-down 6 in the 12 hours register, which will be right-side-up from 1993