ROLEX COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA 16528 CHRONOGRAPH 18K

Collectors are always after the unusual, the "diamond in the rough" as it were. As the Daytona reference 16528 is just now getting popular with Rolex collectors, this rare version with the floating Cosmograph dial is the "grail" for this reference. It's always the idionsyncratic examples of any collectable that command a market premium, and for these solid 18k gold Rolex Cosmograph Daytona reference 16528s with the Zenith El Primero caliber, it is this dial eccentricity that is the most desirable. On this dial the word 'Cosmograph' is floating, versus a regular dial where the word 'Cosmograph' is vertically aligned along with the lines of text above it. The word 'Daytona' on this dial is also a more vivid red color than on other 16528 dials.

Case is solid 18k yellow gold with sapphire crystal, screw down crown and chronograph pushers, and bezel with engraved "Units per Hour" scale. Note that this bezel is also a rare and desirable version, whose scale begins at 200 Units per Hour and not 400 like the majority of the bezels. Rolex Oyster bracelet features solid end links and is full length, with 13 solid 18k gold links, and will comfortably fit up to an 8.5 inch wrist. Old style clasp with the Rolex coronet. Water resistant to 100 meters.

Dial is black with applied hour markers and the aforementioned "floating" 'Cosmograph'. Chronograph totalizer subdials for 30 minutes and 12 hours. The word "Daytona" in printed in red and arches over the lower subdial.

This chronograph carries the Zenith El Primero automatic winding column wheel chronograph beating at 36,600 beats per hour.

Watch is guaranteed 100% original and authentic. Condition is factory original - unpolished - and mint+.