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”)
If the lot is delivered within the EU:
a 20% import VAT is due on the hammer price with buyer’s premium, plus 120€ for termination of temporary export, at buyer’s expense.
If the lot is delivered outside EU:
120€ for termination of temporary export is due,at buyer’s expense
| 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”)
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.