Important Watches
Important Watches
Property from the X Collection
Rolex
Reference 16518 'Zenith Inverted 6' Daytona | A yellow gold automatic chronograph wristwatch, Circa 1993 | 勞力士 16518 型號 'Zenith Inverted 6' Daytona | 黃金自動上鏈計時 腕錶，約1993年製
Auction Closed
June 15, 05:21 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 45,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the X Collection
Rolex
Reference 16518 'Zenith Inverted 6' Daytona
A yellow gold automatic chronograph wristwatch, Circa 1993
勞力士 16518 型號 'Zenith Inverted 6' Daytona
黃金自動上鏈計時 腕錶，約1993年製
Dial: white, inverted 6
Caliber: cal. 4030 automatic, 31 jewels
Case: 18k yellow gold, screw down case back
Case number: S'994'899
Closure: 18k yellow gold Rolex folding buckle
Size: 39 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: no
Papers: no
After 25 years of the manual winding Daytona, the introduction of the automatic reference 16520 was the most important evolution in the history of the celebrated model. The watch was completely redesigned and was fitted with the new caliber 4030 based on the Zenith El Primero movement. Even if the 16520 was produced for only a dozen years, the model saw several developments, mainly consisting in the layout of the dial across all metal types, and update to an in-house movement.
The current Reference 16518 example is a very attractive yellow gold white dialed version with white sub registers and black outer rings displaying an inverted 6 on the 6 o’clock register. These early dials were produced by Singer between 1991 and 1993 and display an upside-down 6 to the bottom sub-dial as well as a non-serif text. Applied gold luminous Arabic numerals add contrast and legibility.