RolexDaytona

From a private collector, this Rolex Daytona was purchased from a UK authorized dealer and is offered for auction along with its box, guarantee, booklet, swing tags and bezel protector. The watch was serviced in 2020, where the crystal and crown were replaced. Rolex’s five-year international guarantee still covers the watch until 2023. The seller notes the watch has not been worn since it’s service as can be seen by the service seals still present on the watch and the condition falls within the seller’s ‘AA’ grading.

The Daytona is a watch that strikes the perfect balance between sport and luxury. The ceramic bezel on this latest reference gives the watch a more bold and substantial appearance and complements the glossy dial of the black-faced variant, as we see here. Attached to the case is a three-link Oyster bracelet with polished centre links. The clasp features an Easylink extension which provides up to 5mm of tool-free adjustment. Housed underneath the screw-down case back is the calibre 4130, which has a 72-hour power reserve, is Chronometer certified, and then tested after casing to a tolerance of +2 to -2 seconds per day.

The Daytona has been a staple of Rolex’s collection since 1963. The current new model, launched in 2016, the Daytona ref. 116500LN was the model enthusiasts had been eagerly anticipating. After offering its “Cerachrom” bezel on several precious metal variants years earlier, Rolex finally applied it to the stainless-steel version and popularity of the reference has sky-rocketed ever since.

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