Contemporary, Limited Edition, Modern...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Apr 25, 2001

LOT 142

Rolex Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified Cosmograph "Daytona", Ref. 16500.Fine, self-winding, water-resistant down to 100 meters, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch, with round button chronograph, register and tachometer, 50 hours autonomy, stainless steel and yellow gold "Oyster" bracelet and deployant clasp.

USD 4,600 - 5,000

C. three-body, bicolor, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and Triplock crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 400 units per hour, sapphire crystal. D. bicolor gold and black with applied tritium-coated gold indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers. "Bâton" tritium-coated gold hands. M. 13''' Cal. 4030 rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, lever escapement, Superbalance balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguetbalance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3

Good
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

The tachometer was initially graduated for 200 units per hour speed timing, then it was altered to 400 units.Similar wristwatches are published in Collecting Rolex Wristwatches, 1998 edition, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, pp. 360 and 363.