Geneva, Nov 06, 2022

LOT 308

ROLEX, REF. 16528, DAYTONA, PORCELAIN FLOATING DIAL, R SERIAL, ROLEX JAPANESE WARRANTY, YELLOW GOLD

CHF 90,000 - 130,000

EUR 93,000 - 134,000 / USD 90,000 - 130,000 / HKD 710,000 - 1,020,000

A very fine and extremely rare, early, self-winding 18k yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with floating porcelain dial


Grading System
Grade:
Case: 2-8

Very good

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Brand Rolex, Switzerland

Model Cosmograph Daytona

Reference 16528

Year circa 1989

Case No. R985817

Bracelet 18k yellow gold Rolex bracelet with deployant clasp, approx. overall length 155 mm.

Diameter 40 mm.

Caliber 4030, 31 jewels

Signature Dial, case and movement signed

Accessories Rolex Japan warranty

Notes

Around 1988, Rolex decided to discontinue the classic Daytona manual wind model. They replaced it with a brand model that featured a new automatic movement. At the time, Rolex was not producing an in-house automatic chronograph movement so they used the very reliable Zenith based movement (Caliber 4030). In the first models they introduced, the new Daytonas featured a specific dial design that would be quickly discontinued (after approximately two years). They are instantly recognizable by the word Cosmograph, which is clearly detached from the rest of the writing. This dial version became known to collectors as the "floating Cosmograph". This watch has several features available only in the reference 1652?s produced from circa 1988 to 1990: - Porcelain Dial - "Floating" Cosmograph - Chronograph hour dial number 6 inverted - Bezel with tachometer scale graduated to 200 UPH