Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Mar 10, 2011

LOT 82

Rolex - Ref. 16520 - Zenith Daytona Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph, Daytona," case No. S 729508, Ref. 16520. Made in 1993, sold October 3rd, 1994. Fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Oysterlock bracelet Ref. 78390. Accompanied by the original fitted box, warranty (now void), wallet, hang tag, one extra link and service invoice dated 04/18/2006.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back, chronograph buttons and Triplock winding crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 400 units per hour, sapphire crystal. D. Bicolor black with brownish silver subsidiary ring dials, applied luminous white gold indexes, subsidiary ring dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds track. 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, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx. overall length 195 mm plus one link.