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Cosmograph Daytona Yellow Gold, 05/2017

45,000.00 € 45,000.00 €

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Brand: Rolex
Model: Cosmograph Daytona
Year: 2017
Reference: 116508
Original Box: Included
Original Papers: Included
Overall Condition: Very Good
Case: Barely visible
Caseback: Barely visible
Dial: None
Crystal: None
Bezel: Barely visible
Bracelet Clasp: Barely visible
Movement Type: Automatic
Caliber: 4130
Power Reserve: 70 hours
Case Material: Yellow Gold
Bezel Material: Yellow Gold
Crystal: Sapphire crystal
Dial Color: Champagne
Bracelet Material: Yellow Gold
Clasp Type: Fold clasp

The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 116508 is one of the purest modern gold Daytona references, combining the full visual weight of an 18 ct yellow-gold case and bracelet with the clean, highly legible symmetry of the classic three-register chronograph dial. In this champagne-dial configuration, the watch has a particularly coherent monochromatic presence, with the gold case, bezel, bracelet, and dial working together to give the model a warm, uninterrupted tone that feels both assertive and refined. The engraved tachymeter bezel, screw-down chronograph pushers, and compact 40 mm Oyster case keep the design unmistakably Daytona; technical in architecture, but unmistakably luxurious in material. Inside is Rolex’s calibre 4130, the in-house automatic chronograph movement that defined this generation of Daytona with its robust construction and approximately 70-hour power reserve. On its full yellow-gold Oyster bracelet, the ref. 116508 expresses the most classical reading of the contemporary gold Daytona: powerful, balanced, and immediately recognisable, with a richer and more traditional character than the ceramic-bezel references that followed. A 2017 example belongs to the mature phase of the 116508’s production and captures the model in one of its most enduringly elegant configurations. Offered as a full set with original box and papers.