Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 51

Rolex Ref. 116520 Steel Cosmograph Daytona Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph Daytona," Ref. 116520. Made in 2003. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oysterlock bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box, booklet and guarantee (now void).

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, 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. White with applied 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, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm.