Sotheby's Hong Kong · 2021
Rolex — Cosmograph Daytona
Reference 16516 · Platinum
$3,100,000
≈ CHF2.73M · €2.85M · £2.45M · HK$24.27M · ¥483,600,000
About this lot
A unique platinum Daytona featuring a turquoise lacquered "Stella" dial, powered by the Zenith-based caliber 4030 and manufactured circa 1998.
Ranks #9 of 67 Rolex auction lots we track (top 13%) · #52 of 1,119 documented luxury watch sales overall (top 5%) · all Rolex records →
Source: https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/rolex-cosmograph-daytona-a-watch-of-mythical-origin
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