ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, REF. 16520

STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BLACK DIAL, BROWN-COLORED SUBDIALS AND BRACELET
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ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, REF. 16520 STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BLACK DIAL, BROWN-COLORED SUBDIALS AND BRACELET

CASE NO. S498523, CIRCA 1993

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ROLEX, COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, REF. 16520

STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BLACK DIAL, BROWN-COLORED SUBDIALS AND BRACELET

CASE NO. S498523, CIRCA 1993

Calibre 4030, 31 jewels, black dial, applied luminous baton numerals, luminous hands, three subdials indicating small seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers on chocolate-brown chapter rings, three-part case in stainless steel, bezel calibrated to 400 units per hour, screw back and screw down crown, two screw down chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, case, dial and movement signed
Diameter: 40 mm.

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Lot Essay

US$7,700-10,000

The present reference 16520 is a rare variant of the well-known automatic Daytona, featuring brown colored chapter rings to the subsidiary dials. It appears that this colour change occurred due to a technical error in the paint of the registers track, hence causing the nickname 'Compax Marrone' or 'Brown Compax' amongst collectors. According to research, only watches made around 1993 are subject to such discolouration, the early models, such as the present watch, featuring in addition the upside down '6' digital to the 12 hours counter.
In production only during a very short period of time, examples of reference 16520 fitted with such an 'abnormality' dial are highly sought-after trophies in today's market.
For an illustration and description of such a 'Brown Compax' dial see Rolex Daytona - A Legend is Born by Carlo Pergola, Stefano Mazzariol, Giovanni Dosso, p. 225.

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