The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 266

Ref. 16528, Yellow Gold ?Cosmograph Daytona? Diamond Dial Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Cosmograph, Daytona", Ref. 16528/16500. Case No. R985747. Made in 1988. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold and diamond set gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, gold bezel with tachometer graduated for 200UPH and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet.

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

EUR 13,000 - 20,000 / USD 16,000 - 24,000

Sold: CHF 28,320

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screweddown case back, buttons and crown, "Triplock" winding crown protected by the "crown guard", tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour, sapphire crystal. D. Bi-color gold and black with diamond-set yellow gold indexes and Arabic quarter hour numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions, subsidiary black ring dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 4030, rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating freesprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3-7

Good

Oxidized
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

The present lot bears two reference numbers, 16528 on the body of the watch, which refers to the specific characteristics of this watch, and ref 16500 in the case back, which refers to the series of references to which this watch belongs. 266 The case bodies and backs were interchangeable at the factory. This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 464.