Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Jun 28, 2020
LOT 144
ROLEX, REF. 16528, FLOATING DAYTONA, PORCELAIN DIAL, YELLOW GOLD
CHF 80,000 - 140,000
HKD 640,000 - 1,120,000 / USD 80,000 - 140,000
Fine and extremely rare, self-winding, 18k yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with white porcelain dial, 3 registers and tachometer bezel.
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Case: 2,2-01 |
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Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Rolex
Model Daytona
Reference 16528
Year Circa 1988
Case No. R 938922
Bracelet 18k yellow gold Rolex Oysterlock bracelet (78668), approx. overall length 170 mm.
Caliber 4030
Dimensions 40 mm.
Signature Case, dial and movement
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 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