Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

LOT 24

?Daytona? Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph "Daytona", Ref. 16523. Made circa 1989. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant to 100 meters, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, 50-hour autonomy and a special stainless steel and 18K yellow gold Oysterlock bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down caseback, buttons and crown, "Triplock" winding-crownprotected by the "crown guard", tachometer graduationon the bezel to 400 units per hour, sapphire crystal.D. Bi-colored black and champagne with tritium-coatedyellow gold indexes, subsidiary gold ring dials for the seconds,the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Tritium-coatedyellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 4030, rhodium-plated,31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallicbalance adjusted to temperatures and five positions,shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguetbalance-spring, Microstella regulating screws.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12 mm.