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ROLEX. A FINE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX
Lot 95 ROLEX
Daytona

ROLEX. A FINE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX

Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Cosmograph, Daytona, ref. 16518, case no. N260924, circa 1992

Closed11 November 2019

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ROLEX. A FINE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Cosmograph, Daytona, ref. 16518, case no. N260924, circa 1992
Movement: cal. 4030, automatic, 31 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: screw back, inside case back stamped 16500, 40 mm. diam., signed
With: 18K gold Rolex Oyster deployant clasp, punched Guarantee stamped Aldo & Carlo Longinotti s.r.l. and dated 9 November 1992, calendar card 1992-1993, leather card holder, product literature, cleaning fabric, presentation box with outer packaging.

Specialist note

This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. The watch will be supplied with a calf leather strap.

The present Daytona ref. 16518 is offered with all its accessories and still retains the original green reference sticker to the case back.

The Daytona models belonging to the reference family starting with 165 were made in steel (16520), steel and gold (16523), white gold (16519), and yellow gold (16518, like the present example, and 16528). The first Daytona chronograph with an automatic movement is powered by a Zenith El Primero caliber that underwent more than 200 modifications to reach the firm's rigorous production standards.