Rolex, Daytona Ref. 16520 ‘floating Cosmograph’, A Rare Steel Automatic Chronograph - Apr 30, 2024 | Christie's In Dubai
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ROLEX, DAYTONA REF. 16520 ‘FLOATING COSMOGRAPH’, A RARE STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH

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ROLEX, DAYTONA REF. 16520 ‘FLOATING COSMOGRAPH’, A RARE STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH
ROLEX, DAYTONA REF. 16520 ‘FLOATING COSMOGRAPH’, A RARE STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH
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ROLEX, DAYTONA REF. 16520 ‘FLOATING COSMOGRAPH’, A RARE STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH

CASE NUMBER: L346160

Details

CIRCA: 1989
CASE: stainless steel, steel engraved tachymeter scale bezel
DIAMETER: 40 mm.
BRACELET: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet
DIAL: Black “Floating Cosmograph” dial
MOVEMENT: Cal. 4030 (modified Zenith El Primero), automatic, 31 jewels
FUNCTIONS: Time, chronograph, tachymeter
CLASP: Steel folding clasp


Lot Essay

On a certain batch of dials fitted on the Rolex Ref. 16520, the text Cosmograph was significantly lower than the four lines above. This suspended Cosmograph text on the dial earned the watch the nickname “Floating Cosmograph” and is now considered a highly collectible variant of the Daytona. The dial has a further “inverted 6” on the hours chronograph register.
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ROLEX, DAYTONA REF. 16520 ‘FLOATING COSMOGRAPH’, A RARE STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH

Estimate $60,000 - $90,000
Starting Price $30,000
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