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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 357

Ref. 16528, Yellow Gold ?Cosmograph Daytona? Diamond Dial Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Cosmograph, Daytona", Ref. 16528/16500. Made circa 1988. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold and diamond set gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, gold bezel with tachometer graduated for 200UPH and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet.

CHF 16,000 - 20,000

EUR 10,000 - 13,000 / USD 13,000 - 16,000

Sold: CHF 23,600

C. 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 200 units per hour, sapphire crystal. D. Bicolor gold and black with diamond-set yellow gold indexes and Arabic quarter hour numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions, subsidiary black ring dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 4030, rhodiumplated, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

The present lot bears two reference numbers, 16528 on the body of the watch, which refers to the specific characteristics of this watch, and ref 16500 in the case back, which refers to the series of references to which this watch belongs. 266 The case bodies and backs were interchangeable at the factory. A similar watch is published in ?Rolex, Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Vol I, Guido Mondani 2006 edition, p.157.