Daytona
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£16,499 Stock number: 52-30-021Stainless steel Rolex Daytona with THREE Rolex UK service cards. Stainless steel Rolex Cosmograph DAYTONA model 116520 from approximately 2002, on Oysterlock 78490 bracelet. This K288xxx case number watch is in excellent condition, the white “SWISS MADE” dial being a recent service replacement. It comes with genuine Rolex 116520 boxes, Cosmograph Daytona booklet, red COSC swing-tag, Rolex service warranty card dated July 2019, an earlier service slip dated February 2007, both of which were carried out through us, and one of the very latest Rolex World Service cards*. We have also provided a certificate from the ALR Watch Register, confirming that we checked it with them. The latest NEW equivalent, ceramic bezel models now have an RRP of £13,600 but “waiting lists” are generally laughable. This has maintained the earlier model 116520’s status as an extremely attractive purchase and it remains in its own right one of the most sought after models in the range.
* These latest service cards first appeared in late 2023. They bear no visible details of the watch or service, but instead a QR code that leads to an on-line demonstration of how to access the associated watch’s service details. By holding an enabled smart-phone next to the card, an NFC link is provided which brings up the watch’s unique details.
We cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods. RRP1225
£18,999 Stock number: 52-85-015Collectible model, still in stickers from 2019 Rolex service : stainless steel Rolex Cosmograph DAYTONA 16520 with correct, Zenith-derived Rolex movement ! Stainless steel Cosmograph Daytona model 16520 with T83xxxx case number from approx 1997. Fitted with Oysterlock 78390 bracelet on 503 end-links, its “Z4” clasp date code suggesting this is original to the watch. Has correct black dial, one of the last tritium ones, with “6” the correct way up on the sub-dial (click through main picture for more images)…and this is of the type from which “Patrizzi” dials can be found. In excellent condition with minimal signs of age to the dial / hands and a sensitively polished bezel. Comes with a Rolex 16520 box-set and very rare COSMOGRAPH Daytona booklet in English with print-code from 1990, depicting the earliest examples with “floating text” dial (which preceded this watch’s dial). That booklet alone can sell for hundreds of pounds ! It also has a Rolex UK service card dated July 2019, a redacted copy of the corresponding service invoice (describing full service, new glass, pushers and crown at a cost of £1,321), red COSC swing-tag and our own warranty card. There is also a certificate from the ALR Watch Register confirming that we checked the watch with them (Rolex UK will also have checked it against their own records, before service). The red striped Rolex service stickers are still in place on the case sides and back ! These first automatic Daytonas, with Zenith-based Rolex 4030 calibre movement, have proved particularly popular with a growing generation of collectors. While a Rolex UK service can make many watches look fantastic, this one also went unworn for some years.
Please note that we cannot accept cash for items of such high value. Please ask for one of our watch specialists if you would like to view the watch in our private / secure sales facility or to enquire about acceptable payment methods. 555275