Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 25, 2015

LOT 196

ROLEX REF. 116523 DAYTONA STEEL AND GOLD Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph Daytona", case No. F9288851, Ref. 116523. Sold on October 2005. Very fine, water-resistant, self- winding stainless steel and 18K yellow gold Chronometer wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel and 18K yellow gold Rolex Oysterlock bracelet. Accompanied by the original Rolex fitted box, Guarantee (now void), booklet and extra links(x2).

HKD 60,000 - 90,000

USD 7,700 - 11,600 / CHF 7,500 - 11,200

Sold: HKD 75,000

Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw-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. Black with diamond and Arabic numeral indexes, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12- hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous yellow gold and black baton hands Cal. 4130, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 44 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 2-9

Very good

Scratched

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 38.5 mm. THICKNESS 12 mm. Approx. overall length 160 mm. Property of the original owner