ROLEX. A VERY RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND “FLOATING” DIAL
ROLEX. A VERY RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND “FLOATING” DIAL
ROLEX. A VERY RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND “FLOATING” DIAL
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ROLEX. A VERY RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND “FLOATING” DIAL

DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 16520, “FLOATING” MK 1 DIAL, R-SERIES, CIRCA 1989

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ROLEX. A VERY RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND “FLOATING” DIAL
DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 16520, “FLOATING” MK 1 DIAL, R-SERIES, CIRCA 1989
Movement: Automatic
Dial: Black with “floating” “Cosmograph”
Case: 40 mm.
With: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, overall length approximately 180 mm., Rolex Guarantee, product literature, presentation box and outer packaging
Remark: Rarely seen in full set, highly collectible “MK 1” dial only produced in the earliest R-Series of Ref. 16520
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Lot Essay

This remarkable timepiece is an example of the very first production of automatic Daytonas. These rare pieces can arguably be considered as game-changers in the market of the sports watch, as had the first manually wound Daytonas also been considered 20 years ago.

With an oversized 39 mm. case, destined to become 40 mm. one decade later, the new Daytonas were precursors to the "large watch" fashion trend that would hit the market in a few years time. Furthermore, the present watch is adorned by the attractive black dial, with the correct "floating" Cosmograph designation: that is, the gap between the fourth and fifth line is wider than the gaps between the other lines, as if the word Cosmograph was floating away from the rest.

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