Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 12, 2013

LOT 248

ROLEX REF 116520 DAYTONA STEEL Rolex , ?Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph Daytona,? case No.K778955, Ref. 116520, sold on 25th June 2003. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oysterlock bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box, instruction booklet and guarantee.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, curved lugs, screwed down case back and buttons, Triplock winding-crown protected by the crown guard, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 400 units per hour, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied luminous steel indexes, outer minutes/ seconds divisions, subsidiary silver ring dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous white gold and black baton hands. M. Cal. 4130, rhodium-plated, 44 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Approx. overall length 170 mm.