Rolex Daytona 116568BR

ROLEX. A RARE 18K GOLD AND BAGUETTE-CUT DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL DIAL DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 116568BR, CASE NO. Z469773

ROLEX. A RARE 18K GOLD AND BAGUETTE-CUT DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL DIAL DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 116568BR, CASE NO. Z469773 Movement: Automatic Dial: Mother-of-pearl and diamond-set Case: 40 mm. With: 18k gold Rolex Oyster bracelet, approximate wrist size 175 mm., Rolex Service Center Invoice and Rolex International Service Guarantee from January 2019, presentation box and outer packaging Note: The presentation box that accompanies this lot may not be the original “fitted box”. Please refer to paragraph A in the Conditions of Sale for further information. If you have any queries, please contact Watch Department at watcheshk@christies.com ROLEX. A RARE 18K GOLD AND BAGUETTE-CUT DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL DIAL DAYTONA MODEL, REF. 116568BR, CASE NO. Z469773 Movement: Automatic Dial: Mother-of-pearl and diamond-set Case: 40 mm. With: 18k gold Rolex Oyster bracelet, approximate wrist size 175 mm., Rolex Service Center Invoice and Rolex International Service Guarantee from January 2019, presentation box and outer packaging Note: The presentation box that accompanies this lot may not be the original “fitted box”. Please refer to paragraph A in the Conditions of Sale for further information. If you have any queries, please contact Watch Department at watcheshk@christies.comThe epitome of the luxury sports watch, the magnificent yellow gold Daytona reference 116568BR is fitted with a bezel set with 24 baguette-cut diamonds and is one of the most impressive and appealing of Rolex’s gem-set Daytonas. The model is highly appreciated by collectors for its complete shake up of tradition and the superb quality of the diamond-set bezel with its perfectly matched stones. Available with different dial variations including the green dial and mother of pearl versions, the 116568BR has become one of the ‘must have’ Rolex showstoppers. The uniformity of the baguette-cut diamonds in respect to their colour and shape is quite exceptional. In fact, Rolex takes extreme care in ensuring that all the stones on each individual watch are exactly matching. This sorting process is carried out by hand and by machines that are usually only found in gemological laboratories. The result is quite remarkable and is what imbues these watches with an arresting quality that is hard to define.