Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ...

New York, Oct 17, 2008

LOT 296

Bamford PVD Cosmograph Daytona Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph Daytona," case No. F243778, Ref. 116520. Made in 2004. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel PVD coated wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer and a stainless steel deployant Rolex Oysterlock bracelet. Accompanied by a warranty (now void) and fitted box.

C. Three-body, PVD coated, screwed-down case back, push-buttons and crown, Triplock winding crown protected by the Crown Guard, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 400 units per hour, sapphire crystal. D. Black with luminous steel indexes, subsidiary silver ring dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous white gold baton hands. M. Cal. 4130, rhodium-plated, 44 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12.5 mm. Approx. overall length 175 mm.