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ROLEX | REFERENCE 16520 'ZENITH' DAYTONA A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, CIRCA 1994
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October 29, 04:18 PM GMT
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15,000 - 25,000 USD
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ROLEX
REFERENCE 16520 'ZENITH' DAYTONA
A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, CIRCA 1994
Dial: white, inverted 6
Caliber: cal. 4030 automatic, 31 jewels
Case: stainless steel, screw-down case back
Case number: W'122'576, inner case back stamped 16500
Closure: stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with twin lock folding buckle
Size: 39 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 190 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: none
The reference 16520 was revolutionary in the history of the Daytona. After 25 years of manual winding chronographs housed in a similar case design (with the exception of the screw-down pushers), Rolex introduced the new model powered by the Zenith El Primero-based automatic caliber 4030 and a totally new, more modern and robust case design.
Over the 12 years of its lifetime, the Zenith Daytona underwent a few changes including five versions or 'marks' of the dial. The last transformation included the introduction of the luminova in 1998, and new bracelet design.