Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 13, 2012

LOT 262

ROLEX REF. 116523 DAYTONA STEEL & GOLD MOP DIAMOND DIAL Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph Daytona, case No. Y397386, Ref. 116523. Made in 2003, sold April 7th, 2004. Very fine, water-resistant, self winding stainless steel and 18K yellow gold chronometer wristwatch with mother-ofpearl diamond dial, round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel and 18K yellow gold Rolex Oysterlock bracelet. Accompanied by the original fitted box, warranty (now void) and booklets.

C. Three-body, solid, 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. D. Mother-of-pearl with applied 8 yellow gold diamondset indexes and black inlaid Roman numerals, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Yellow gold and black baton hands. M. Cal. 4130, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 44 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm.