ROLEX 16528 DAYTONA 18K CHRONOGRAPH AUTOMATIC BLACK DIAL

The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona reference 16528 with the black dial is a fabulous watch. Rolex’s first automatic Daytona. GREAT looking. One look at this watch "in the metal" and you are an instant believer. 40mm diameter 18k yellow gold case with sapphire crystal, screw down crown and chronograph pushers, and bezel with engraved "Units per Hour" scale. Rolex Oyster bracelet in solid 18k gold. Old style clasp with the Rolex coronet. Dial has applied hour markers. Chronograph totalizer subdials for 30 minutes and 12 hours. The word "Daytona" in printed in red and arches over the lower subdial. The gold and black color combination is killer. Original movement is the Rolex Caliber 4030 which is actually a Rolex modified Zenith El Primero base caliber. If one ever needed proof that Rolex is a perfectionist, they need look no further than their use and modifications to the El Primero. The Zenith El Primero was, and is, recognized as being the best large series production chronograph caliber made. Rolex used the El Primero in their Daytona watches, but not before doing extensive upgrades and refinements. Condition is mint to mint+. The 16520/16528 models will go on in history to be considered important watches, since they introduced the automatic winding movement to the Daytona, finally. Underpriced still, but not for long!