Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Monaco, Jan 19, 2023

LOT 114*

ROLEX
REF. 16528, SELF-WINDING, CHRONOGRAPH, MINUTE AND HOUR COUNTERS, black DIAL, “oyster” bracelet; “COSMOGRAPH” “DAYTONA”, SO-CALLED “ZENITH MOVEMENT”, “INVERTED 6”; 18K YELLOW GOLD

EUR 51,000 - 81,000

USD 55,000 - 87,000 / HKD 424,000 - 680,000 / CHF 50,000 - 80,000

Sold: EUR 67,600

18K yellow gold, self-winding, “tonneau”-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, water-resistant with screwed case-back, “triplock” winding-crown protected by the crown guards, 18K yellow gold bezel, black colour dial with suspended Arabic numerals, black aand gold colours auxiliary dials, subsidiary seconds at 9 and three horological complications:
· 1/10 second chronograph (activated by the two round-shaped screwed push-pieces) with tachometric scale graduated on the gold bezel for 400 units per hour
· Half-instantaneous 30-minute counter (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)
· 12-hour counter (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock, with “inverted 6”)


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3-8

Good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Brand Rolex, Geneva

Model “Oyster Perpetual” “Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified” “Cosmograph” “Daytona”

Reference 16528

Year circa 1991-1992

Case No. N 266 591

Material 18K yellow gold

Bracelet 18K yellow gold Rolex “Oyster” bracelet with deployant clasp

Diameter 39 mm.

Length 180 mm. (approx.)

Caliber 4030, lever escapement, adjusted to 5 positions and temperatures (ebauche by Zenith “El Primero”)

Length 180 mm. (approx.)

Weight 157.3gr. (approx)

Signature dial, case and movement

Accessories original fitted box and outer box (Ref. 64.00.01), Attestation de chronomètre officiel

Notes

Since the creation of its famous Cosmograph Daytona, in 1963, Rolex did not stop trying to develop an automatic movement for chronographs. Then, the manufacture called upon Zenith. From this partnership, the reference 16520 was born, in 1988. This was the first Daytona to adopt an automatic movement called "Zenith El Primero". This Zenith-based caliber 4030 has 36,000 oscillations per second, twice as many as the caliber 11, giving it remarkable regularity and accuracy.
The reference 16528 is the gold version of this iconic model. The present example features on the 12-hour counter (subsidiary at 6 o’clock) an “inverted 6”. These early dials were produced by Singer between 1991 and 1993 and display an upside-down 6 to the bottom sub-dial as well as a non-serif text.
This luxurious version of an historic model, combined with the specific inverted 6 on the dial, makes this lot one of the milestone in watchmaking history.