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REFERENCE 116509 DAYTONA A WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH METEORITE DIAL AND BRACELET, CIRCA 2003

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December 15, 07:07 PM GMT

Estimate

25,000 - 35,000 USD

Lot Details

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Rolex


REFERENCE 116509 DAYTONA

A WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH METEORITE DIAL AND BRACELET, CIRCA 2003


Dial: meteorite 

Caliber: cal. 4130 automatic, 44 jewels

Case: 18k white gold, screw down case back

Case number: F'662'874

Closure: 18k white gold Rolex Oyster bracelet with folding clasp, 78499

Size: 40 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 185 mm

Signed: case, dial and movement

Accessories:Rolex Guarantee paper facsimile dated March 1, 2005 

The present Daytona example was crafted in white gold and bears the exceptionally rare meteorite dial. While production quantities for these special watches are ignored, one can assume that these dials were scarcely manufactured due to the difficulty to work with meteorite and the rarity of the material. In the current market, watch brands cannot acquire more meteorite samples and are constrained to use their existing stock to supply their production lines with, until its complete exhaustion. Meteorite dials have typically been paired with white gold Rolex watches, and guarantees that no two dials look alike, making each of these rare watches unique in essence.