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ROLEX. AN IMPRESSIVE AND RARE 18K GOLD, DIAMOND AND YELLOW SAPPHIRE-SET AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH LEOPARD-PRINT DIAL AND BRACELET, ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX
Lot 160 ROLEX
Ref. 116598SACO Leopard Daytona

ROLEX. AN IMPRESSIVE AND RARE 18K GOLD, DIAMOND AND YELLOW SAPPHIRE-SET AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH LEOPARD-PRINT DIAL AND BRACELET, ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, CHRONOGRAPH, DAYTONA, REF. 116598SACO, CASE NO. K599183, CIRCA 2006

Closed12 November 2018

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ROLEX. AN IMPRESSIVE AND RARE 18K GOLD, DIAMOND AND YELLOW SAPPHIRE-SET AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH LEOPARD-PRINT DIAL AND BRACELET, ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, CHRONOGRAPH, DAYTONA, REF. 116598SACO, CASE NO. K599183, CIRCA 2006
Movement: cal. 4130, automatic, 44 jewels, signed
Dial: leopard print set with 8 diamonds, signed
Case: screw back, inside case back stamped 2118, 40 mm. diam., signed
With: 18K gold Rolex Oyster deployant clasp stamped 24643, Rolex punched International Guarantee stamped by German retailer Goldschmied Hofacker and dated 18 February 2006, sale tags, product literature and presentation box.

Specialist note

The present “Leopard” Daytona is preserved in very good overall condition. Hardly worn it still retains the factory protective sticker to the case back and is furthermore sold with the full set of accessories.

At the 2004 Baselworld Rolex made a bold statement with the launch of reference 116598SACO, its striking design enjoyed immediate success among collectors. The leopard-skin dial is enhanced by diamond-set numerals and gilt subsidiary dials, the leopard-skin motif is repeated on the leather strap. The case is embellished with 36 baguette-cut cognac-coloured sapphires, the hoods between the lugs with 48 brilliant-cut diamonds – clearly a watch that will not go unnoticed.

The model is illustrated in Pucci Papaleo Editore, Ultimate Rolex Daytona, 2012, p. 600.