Important Watches: Part II
Important Watches: Part II
Daytona, Ref. 116505 Pink gold chronograph wristwatch with bracelet Circa 2012
Lot Closed
November 11, 02:04 PM GMT
Estimate
26,000 - 40,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Rolex
Daytona, Ref. 116505
Pink gold chronograph wristwatch with bracelet
Circa 2012
Dial: black
Calibre: cal. 4130 automatic, 44 jewels
Movement number: C0'401'925
Case: 18k pink gold, screw-down back
Case number: G377'021
Closure: 18k pink gold Rolex Oyster bracelet and folding clasp
Dimensions: 40 mm, bracelet circumference approx. 185 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Rolex guarantee, leather card holder, service warranty card, numbered hang tag and presentation case with outer packaging
Micheline Szwajcer Gallery, Antwerp
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1987
Julian Heynen, James Lingwood and Angela Vettese, Eds., Thomas Schütte, London 1998, p. 120, illustrated (ed. no. unknown)
Exh. Cat., Bonn, Kunst-und Ausstellunghalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Thomas Schütte: Big Buildings - Modelle und Ansichten - Models and Views 1980-2010, 2010, p. 121, illustrated (ed. no. unknown) (installation view)
Ranking among the most iconic chronographs, the Daytona family has adopted different styles and variations since launching in the 1960s. The present example, produced circa 2012 stands as an example of Rolex’s more experimental approach to material and design of the classic Daytona, featuring a 18kt pink gold case and bracelet in contrasting finishes and a black dial with subsidiary dials in pink gold.