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ROLEX, DAYTONA RAINBOW REF. 116598RBOW, A GOLD, DIAMOND, AND MULTI-COLOURED SAPPHIRE-SET CHRONOGRAPH

CASE NUMBER: 82’288’9Q2

Name: ROLEX, DAYTONA RAINBOW REF. 116598RBOW, A GOLD, DIAMOND, AND MULTI-COLOURED SAPPHIRE-SET CHRONOGRAPH
Brand: CASE NUMBER: 82’288’9Q2
Price: 300000.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised USD 378,000

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USD 300,000 - USD 500,000

Closed: 4 May 2023

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ROLEX, DAYTONA RAINBOW REF. 116598RBOW, A GOLD, DIAMOND, AND MULTI-COLOURED SAPPHIRE-SET CHRONOGRAPH

CASE NUMBER: 82’288’9Q2

Price Realised USD 378,000

Closed: 4 May 2023

Price Realised USD 378,000

Closed: 4 May 2023

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CIRCA: 2014
CASE MATERIAL: 18k white gold; case, lugs and crown guard studded with diamonds
BRACELET: 18k white gold Rolex Oyster bracelet
DIAL: Black lacquer dial with white gold speck sub-dials and diamond hour markers
MOVEMENT: Cal. 4130, automatic
FUNCTIONS: Time, chronograph
BUCKLE: Rolex 18k white gold deployant clasp
WITH: Rolex service card dated August 12, 2022, service invoice (with two years factory service warranty included) and presentation box

This lot has been imported from outside of the UAE for sale. Should the lot be released into GCC/UAE free circulation, duty will be payable at 5% on the low estimate. Duty paid in Dubai is treated as final duty payment as per GCC''s customs laws. VAT at 5% will be applied to the hammer and buyer’s premium.

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Lot Essay

The Rolex Daytona may have started off as a tool watch but over the years, the brand has presented the iconic chronograph in many glamourous iterations starting with the Ref. 6269, Ref. 6270, and the Daytona “Beach” models in the 2000s.

The Rainbow Daytona models in yellow gold and white gold were released in 2012, before the Everose gold reference in 2018. The Rainbow version have since become the most desirable modern Daytona references. The bezel is set with 36 baguette-cut sapphires in a rainbow gradation, framing a black lacquer dial with counters made with gold crystals. The mid-case set with 56 brilliant-cut diamonds.

Due to the nature of its production, these models were made in very limited numbers and have an artisanal-like quality, proven by the gem-setting on the bezel. As a result, demand for these Rainbow Daytona models has far outstripped supply.