Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 11, 2009

LOT 210

Arie Luyendyk?s Stainless Steel Cosmograph Daytona Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph Daytona," case No. T940985, Ref. 16520. Made in 1997, presented to Arie Luyendyk for winning the 1998 Rolex 24 Hours Daytona race. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel chronometer wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oysterlock bracelet. Accompanied by a signed poster, letter of authenticity, Warranty Certificate (now void) and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back engraved: ?Winner ? Rolex 24 ? at Daytona 1998,? screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 400 units per hour, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied luminous white gold indexes, subsidiary black ring dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous white gold baton hands. M. Cal. 4030, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, free-sprung self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.