Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Mar 15, 2015
ROLEX REF. 116509 DAYTONA WHITE GOLD Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph Daytona," case No. F968482, Ref. 116509. Made in 2003. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and an 18K white gold Rolex Oysterlock bracelet. Accompanied by the original fitted box and guarantee.
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. Anthracite with applied white gold radial Arabic numerals and luminous indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12- hour and 30-minute registers, outer red minute/seconds track. Luminous white gold 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.
Grading System | |
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Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 1 |
As new |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |