Ref. 116595RBOWA like new, dazzling, audacious, and unworn pink gold, diamond, and sapphire-set chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, guarantee, and presentation box
Manufacturer: Rolex
Year: Circa 2018
Reference No: 116595RBOW
Case No: 7P’574’852
Model Name: Cosmograph Daytona “Rainbow”
Material: 18K pink gold, sapphires, diamonds
Calibre: Automatic, cal. 4130, 44 jewels
Bracelet/Strap: 18K pink gold Rolex Oyster bracelet, max length 195mm
Clasp/Buckle: 18K pink gold Rolex deployant clasp, stamped D6M
Dimensions: 40mm Diameter
Signed: Case, dial, movement, and bracelet signed.
Accessories: Accompanied by original Rolex International Guarantee card dated August 24th 2018, guarantee manual, leather wallet, medallion, hangtag, and inner and outer presentation boxes.PLEASE NOTE, THIS LOT IS A PREMIUM LOT.
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After years of introducing various gem-set wristwatches, all increasing in levels of audacity, in 2012 Rolex finally crossed the Rubicon of restraint and introduced their most spectacular, serially produced, gem-set Cosmograph Daytona yet: the reference RBOW, known colloquially as the Rainbow Daytona. It graces the wrists of professional athletes, financiers, serious and otherwise unobtrusive watch collectors, fashion gurus, music artists, and others. It is an unbridled celebration of the joy of watchmaking and watch collecting.
Excellence, opulence, decadence: the Rainbow Daytona was originally introduced only in white and yellow gold. Set with 36 rainbow-hued sapphires, 56 diamonds adorning the lugs and crown guards, and diamonds indicating the hours, to call the Rainbow Daytona luxurious and lavish is an exercise in understatement. Each sapphire – every single gemstone used is internally flawless - is perfectly cut to fit without prongs into the bezel, and selected with the right color for transitioning to the stones on adjacent sides, so that rather than seeming like 36 individual stones, they blend into one another. Then, each sapphire on the bezel has a coordinating-colored sapphire set as the hour index – a detail introduced for the Everose model when it launched unexpectedly in 2018. Due to the difficulty in sourcing these stones, subjecting them to Rolex’s high standards, and then fitting them into the watch, production numbers remain extremely low and across all metals, very few have surfaced at auction.
Virtually impossible to acquire at retail, even for longstanding customers of Rolex, the present Rainbow Daytona is virtually unworn since its initial purchase in 2018 and retains all of its original accessories. The reference 116595RBOW is a captivating reminder of the joie de vivre that wearing a watch can inspire, as well as the creative, technical, and aesthetic excellence of the Rolex brand.
