Alexandre de Lamberterie
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Lot 3023
Rolex. An extremely rare and fine unpolished 18K gold automatic chronograph bracelet watch offered by the original owner Rolex. Beau chronographe bracelet en or jaune 18K (750) jamais repoli et proposé à la vente par le propriétaire d'origine mouvement automatique Cosmograph Daytona 'Zenith Inverted 6', 4 lines, Ref: 16528, Circa 1988, purchased 12th June 1989
12 February 2025, 14:00 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche€80,000 - €120,000
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Luka Culic
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Anna Tchoudnowsky
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Rolex. An extremely rare and fine unpolished 18K gold automatic chronograph bracelet watch offered by the original owner
Rolex. Beau chronographe bracelet en or jaune 18K (750) jamais repoli et proposé à la vente par le propriétaire d'origine mouvement automatique
Model: Cosmograph Daytona 'Zenith Inverted 6', 4 lines
Reference: 16528
Date: Circa 1988, purchased 12th June 1989
Movement: 31-jewel Cal.4030 automatic, adjusted to 5 positions and temperature
Dial: White, no 'Officially Certified' line, applied gilt baton hour markers with luminous inserts, black outer 1/5th second divisions, gilt edged subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9 for seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, gilt baton hands with luminous and black inserts, centre chronograph hand
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back and crown, tachymetre to bezel, screw down crown flanked by screw down pushers, No.L703XXX
Strap/Bracelet: Fitted brushed and polished 18K gold Oyster link
Buckle/Clasp: Signed 18K gold folding clasp, 78668 R4
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 38mm
Weight: 159,64g
Accompaniments: Rolex box, outer card, Punched guarantee, Rolex booklet
Model: Cosmograph Daytona 'Zenith Inverted 6', 4 lines
Reference: 16528
Date: Circa 1988, purchased 12th June 1989
Movement: 31-jewel Cal.4030 automatic, adjusted to 5 positions and temperature
Dial: White, no 'Officially Certified' line, applied gilt baton hour markers with luminous inserts, black outer 1/5th second divisions, gilt edged subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9 for seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, gilt baton hands with luminous and black inserts, centre chronograph hand
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back and crown, tachymetre to bezel, screw down crown flanked by screw down pushers, No.L703XXX
Strap/Bracelet: Fitted brushed and polished 18K gold Oyster link
Buckle/Clasp: Signed 18K gold folding clasp, 78668 R4
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 38mm
Weight: 159,64g
Accompaniments: Rolex box, outer card, Punched guarantee, Rolex booklet
Footnotes
The present Rolex Daytona 16528 contains the much celebrated calibre 4030 based on the Zenith El Primero movement. As the first automatic in the Rolex Daytona range the enthusiasm for this model persists today and is only growing as watch collectors compete to complete their Daytona collections.
This particular model is a rare example in very good original condition, with only one owner.