Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 09, 2014

LOT 89

ROLEX REF. 116509 DAYTONA SODALITE DIAL, WHITE GOLD Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph Daytona," case No. D048669, Ref. 116509. Made circa 2005. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and an 18K white gold Rolex Oysterlock bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by original fitted box.

Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, 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. Sodalite with applied white gold radial Arabic 60-minute / second numerals, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12- hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous white gold and black inlay baton hands. Cal. 4130, rhodium-plated, 44 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, hack mechanism.