ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND IMPRESSIVE 18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH PAVE-SET DIAMOND DIAL AND ENAMEL NUMERALS, WARRANTY AND BOX

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ROLEXWhite GOld and Diamond Ref. 116599 DaytonaTHE PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTOR

ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND IMPRESSIVE 18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH PAVE-SET DIAMOND DIAL AND ENAMEL NUMERALS, WARRANTY AND BOX

SIGNED ROLEX, DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 116599RBR, CASE NO. M810501, CIRCA 2007

Details

ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND IMPRESSIVE 18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH PAVE-SET DIAMOND DIAL AND ENAMEL NUMERALS, WARRANTY AND BOX
SIGNED ROLEX, DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 116599RBR, CASE NO. M810501, CIRCA 2007
Movement: cal. 4130, automatic, 44 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: screw back, inside case back stamped 2119, Calibre-cut diamond-set bezel, diamond-set hooded lugs, 39 mm diam., signed
With: 18K white gold Rolex deployant clasp, Rolex International Warranty dated October 2008, product literature, leather folder, Rolex presentation box, outer packaging and tie-tag

Special Notice

Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

Lot Essay

Offered with its Rolex International Warranty card, sales tag and box, the present Daytona chronograph impresses through the quality of the gem-setting to its case and dial. Studded with approximately 54 caliber-cut diamonds to its case as well as a pave-set diamond dial with enamel Arabic numerals, the wristwatch displays the talent and level of skills of Rolex towards the creation of such technically challenging and lavishly-set timepieces.

Circa 2000, Rolex offered several innovations through the appearance of the new in-house Rolex Caliber 4130, the watch was thinner than previous Daytona models and furthermore encountered dial changes. In an effort to improve legibility, both subsidiary registers at 3 and 9 o’clock moved slightly upwards, the constant seconds register moved to 6’ clock and the size of the hour and minute hand increased.

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