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Rolex
Reference 16518 Daytona | A yellow gold automatic chronograph wristwatch, Circa 1999
Lot Closed
June 15, 06:06 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Reference 16518 Daytona
A yellow gold automatic chronograph wristwatch, Circa 1999
Dial: white
Caliber: cal. 4030 automatic, 31 jewels
Movement number: 112’693
Case: 18k yellow gold, screw down case back
Case number: A’968’049
Closure: 18k yellow gold Rolex folding clasp
Size: 40 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: no
Papers: no
After 25 years of the manual winding Daytona, the introduction of the automatic reference 16520 was the most important evolution in the history of the celebrated model. The watch was completely redesigned and was fitted with the new caliber 4030 based on the Zenith El Primero movement. Even if the 16520 was produced for only a dozen years, the model saw several developments, mainly consisting in the layout of the dial across all metal types, and update to an in-house movement.
The current Reference 16518 example is a very attractive yellow gold white dialed version with white sub registers and champagne outer rings.