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Rolex. A fine, rare and attractive 18K gold automatic chronograph wristwatch with green chrysophrase dial, Garantie and box

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, COSMOGRAPH, DAYTONA, DAYTONA BEACH MODEL REF. 116519, CASE NO. P490973, CIRCA 2000

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Rolex. A fine, rare and attractive 18K gold automatic chronograph wristwatch with green chrysophrase dial, Garantie and box
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Cosmograph, Daytona, Daytona Beach model ref. 116519, case no. P490973, circa 2000
Cal. 4130 automatic movement, 44 jewels, green chrysophrase dial, applied white gold Roman and baton numerals, outer fifths of a second divisions, three sunken subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, bezel with tachymetre scale calibrated for 400 units per hour, screw back, screw down crown, two round screw down chronograph buttons in the band, 18K white gold Rolex deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
40 mm. diam.

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Lot Essay

With Rolex Garantie stamped by retailer The Hour Glass and dated 8 April 2008, plastic bezel protection ring, green lizard leather box and outer packaging.

Offered in extremely good, close to as-new condition, and with its original guarantee and box, the present watch is an exceedingly appealing example from the "Daytona Beach" series. Due to their unrivaled aesthetic impact, most of these watches were heavily used as soon as they were purchased. Finding examples as well preserved as the present one - even the green sticker to the back is present and unfaded - has become increasingly difficult.

Available in 4 colors - green, blue, pink and yellow - the Daytona Beach became an instant classic thanks to the playful looks of its colored dial, a design choice never-before-seen on a Rolex Daytona which remains unmatched to this day. The dials were made either in Chrysophrase (the blue and the green versions), or Mother-of-pearl (the yellow and the pink versions), and the watches came with lizard straps matching the dial color. An instant classic, the Daytona Beach is one of the most collectible modern versions of the Daytona.

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