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ROLEX. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH DIAMOND-SET SODALITE DIAL, ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX
ROLEX. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH DIAMOND-SET SODALITE DIAL, ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX
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Many of the watches offered for sale in this catal… Read more ROLEXDaytona Ref. 116519 With Diamond-Set Sodalite Dial
ROLEX. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH DIAMOND-SET SODALITE DIAL, ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA, REF. 116519, CASE NO. Y810263, CIRCA 2004

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ROLEX. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH DIAMOND-SET SODALITE DIAL, ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA, REF. 116519, CASE NO. Y810263, CIRCA 2004
Movement: cal. 4130, automatic, 44 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: screw back, inside case back stamped 2119, 40 mm. diam., signed
With: 18K white gold Rolex deployant clasp stamped 24650, AD, International Guarantee stamped by Portuguese retailer Pires and dated 30 July 2004, leather card holder, product literature, presentation box and outer packaging
Special notice
Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

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Lot Essay

This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. The watch will be supplied with a calf leather strap.

Offered by a private collector, the present wristwatch is part of the desirable and coveted examples of the Daytona chronograph with blue sodalite dial.

The manufacturing of a hard-stone dial is a complex and lengthy procedure involving cutting a perfectly intact stone into thin slices and then eventually fit them on the dial’s brass base. This technique often leads to damaging the stone and results in only a small number being actually used, with the vast majority of dials being discarded during the manufacturing process. Well preserved examples are therefore highly praised by collectors looking to complement their collection with exclusive examples of the iconic Daytona chronograph.

Another example of the reference with Sodalite dial is illustrated in Daytona Perpetual, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 202 & 203.

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