The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 195

Ref. 16559 ?SACO Cosmograph Daytona? Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Cosmograph, Daytona?, Ref. 16559 SACO. Case No. A662801. Made in 1999. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold, diamond and yellow sapphire wristwatch, with round button chronograph, diamond-set yellow mother of pearl dial, registers, and brown reptile hide strap with 18K white gold Rolex deployant clasp. Accompanied by a guarantee (now void).

CHF 40,000 - 50,000

EUR 26,000 - 32,000 / USD 30,000 - 40,000

Sold: CHF 53,100

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and ?Triplock? crown protected by the ?Crown-Guard?, the bezel set with 36 yellow channel-set sapphires, sapphire crystal, half hooded lugs with 3 channel-set yellow baguette sapphires and 12 brilliant cut diamonds each. D. Yellow mother-of pearl, diamond- set white gold indexes, outer minute/ seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. White gold and black ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. 4030, rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, free-sprung monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock-absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balancespring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12.5 mm


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 1

As new

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

This watch is illustrated in the Mondani Rolex book, 2006 edition, p. 161.