Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Mar 19, 2016
ROLEX REF. 16520 ZENITH DAYTONA STEEL Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph, Daytona", case No. A829795, Ref. 16520/16500. Made circa 1999. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Oysterlock bracelet
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. Bicolor black with silver subsidiary dial rings, applied luminous white gold indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12- hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute and 1/5th seconds divisions. Luminous white gold baton hands. 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.
Grading System | |
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-9 |
Good Scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |