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Cosmograph Daytona "Lemon Dial"
Ref. 116520 No. Y853662 Circa 2002 Stainless steel chronograph wristwatch. Case: round, tachymeter bezel, screw-down pushers and case back, signed. Dial: off-white known as "Lemon", luminous hands and hour markers, 2 totalizers for 12 hours and 30 minutes, subsidiary seconds dial, railway minute track with 1/5 second graduation, signed. Movement: automatic cal. 4130, chronometer certified, signed. Bracelet: Oyster in steel. Clasp: folding clasp, signed. Wrist size: 20.5 cm. Diameter: 40 mm. With: a warranty card, presentation box and outer box, a Rolex card holder, a 2003/2004 Rolex calendar, a Rolex "Daytona" booklet, a Rolex tag. A stainless steel automatic chronograph wristwatch, Oyster bracelet with Rolex deployant clasp. With a guarantee, box and outer packaging, a Rolex card holder, a Rolex calendar 2003/2004, a Daytona booklet, and a Rolex tag. Nicknamed "Lemon Dial" or "Citrus Dial" by collectors, this variant of reference 116520 features a unique dial discoloration. Observed on the P, K, and Y series, all produced in the early 2000s, this cream/pale yellow patina results from the deterioration of the varnish covering the dial's surface. Probably caused by UV rays, this "anomaly" makes examples with this very rare pastel dial particularly attractive. Visible on the P, K, and Y series, all produced in the early 2000s, this cream/pale yellow patina is the result of deterioration of the varnish covering the surface of the dial. Probably caused by UV rays, this “anomaly” makes models featuring this very rare pastel dial particularly attractive.
