Partially-Stickered 2023 Rolex Daytona Black Dial Discontinued 116500LN
Ref: 116500LN
Specification
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : Manufacturer Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with an original Rolex box, green swing-tag and Rolex paperwork. The watch comes paired with its 20mm brushed and polished 3-link Rolex Oyster bracelet in 904L OysterSteel with its Rolex folding Oysterlock safety clasp and 5mm Easylink dive extension, all links included. The watch is from February 2023 and is in very lightly worn partially stickered condition, as you can see. A few of the screws on the bracelet have scratches from a heavy-handed person removing them in the past. The watch comes with its Manufacturer's Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a Partially-Stickered 2023 Rolex Daytona Black Dial 116500LN which is now Discontinued. The 40mm asymmetric 904L OysterSteel case curves over your wrist with a lug-to-lug length of 46.5mm and a case thickness of 12mm giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. Released to much fanfare at the 2016 Baselworld, once on the wrist you can appreciate its heft and sporting elegance at the same time. Down the right side, we have the screw-down pushers and in the centre, a signed screw-down crown protected by crown guards formed from the case for strength. The sloping wide scratch-resistant monobloc black Ceramic Cerachrom bezel has an engraved Tachymeter scale. The bevel-edged flat sapphire crystal sits above the striking black tri-compax dial. Around the outer flange, we have the engraved repeating Rolex rehaut introduced in 2007, applied 18ct White Gold bullet-shaped indexes are filled with Chromalight marking the hours. At 3 o’clock a 30-minute register, at 6 o’clock a small seconds register with “Daytona" applied in red and finally at 9 o’clock o’clock a 12-hour register. Each is slightly recessed with black numerals and silver borders. Slender 18ct White Gold sword hands are filled with Chromalight. The text is precisely executed at 12 o’clock under the applied 18ct White Gold Rolex crown, the perfectly balanced chronograph is expertly put together with all the refinement and craftsmanship you come to expect from Rolex. On the reverse, a coin-edged screw-down case back, inside an automatic Rolex Cal. 4130, 44 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour, Chronometer Certified, released in 2000 it replaced the iconic Zenith El Primero and this in-house movement has a bi-directional rotor for excellent efficiency and accuracy, ceramic ball bearings are the first to be used in an automatic anywhere. The watch comes paired with its 20mm brushed and polished Rolex Oyster bracelet in904L OysterSteel with its Rolex folding Oysterlock safety clasp and 5mm Easylink dive extension, and the watch also comes with its Rolex presentation box, papers, and swing tag.
Personal Note
It's hard to find a more iconic watch than the Rolex Daytona and it has reached this rank despite being undesirable for many years at retail many moons ago, it's hard to imagine that today with the impossible wait lists and the never-ending game-playing you must do to acquire one at retail. Thankfully, this 2023 partially-stickered black Daytona, reference 116500LN, is ready to be picked up and enjoyed at the best price on the market today for this reference, I would not hesitate to snap it up whilst you can.
The Brand
In 1905, German-born Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law Alfred Davis set up a company in London that imported Swiss movements which were installed in British cases and sold to jewellers who put their names on the dials. Recognising the potential for their brand, Wilsdorf created the brand name Rolex in 1908. In 1910, a Rolex became the first wristwatch to carry the Swiss Certificate of Chronometric Precision, awarded by the Official Watch Rating Centre in Bienne, Switzerland. Demand for Rolex watches rose swiftly, and British taxes on the Swiss movements Rolex used prompted Wilsdorf to move the business to Geneva, Switzerland, in 1919. With production costs lowered, Wilsdorf quickly set out to solve the age-old problem of moisture and dust entering a watch case and damaging the movement. The Rolex watchmakers came up with a fully sealed watch case, which Wilsdorf named the Oyster, and released to an appreciative audience in 1926. In 1931, Rolex introduced the first automatic winding wristwatch, giving it the legendary name Oyster Perpetual. In 1945, they released the Datejust. The Datejust was the first watch to have the date jump instantaneously at midnight. The 1950s saw a whole lot of releases such as the Air-King (1958), the Explorer (1953), the Submariner (1953), the GMT Master (1955), the Day-Date (1956), the electromagnetic field resistant Milgauss (1956), the Lady-Datejust (1957) and the first Deep Sea model (1960). Wilsdorf’s death in 1960, saw ownership of Rolex S.A. (a collection of sub-companies) passed to the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation which was founded by Wilsdorf in 1945, the mission of which is simply to sustain Rolex S.A. indefinitely.