Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 15, 2015

LOT 296

ROLEX REF. 16528 COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA YELLOW GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph, Daytona,", case No. N158556, Ref. 16528. Sold in October 1992. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch, with round button chronograph, registers, bezel with tachometer graduated to 400 UPH and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oysterlock bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box, guarantee, instruction booklet.

CHF 13,000 - 17,000

HKD 109,000 - 142,000 / USD 14,000 - 18,300

Sold: CHF 16,250

Three-body, 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. Black with applied gold baton indexes, outer minute and 1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary guilloche black ring dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Yellow gold and black baton hands. Cal. 4030, rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock absorber, self compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 1-8

As new

Slightly 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. 40 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm. Approx. overall length 180 mm.