Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 40mm Yellow Gold 1999 for Sale

Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 40mm Yellow Gold 1999, available to buy now. The Daytona is the hardest Rolex to buy at retail. Waiting lists at authorised dealers run years, which is the entire reason the secondary market prices it where it does.

The case measures 40mm in yellow gold. The movement is automatic, wound by the motion of the wrist.

A chronograph adds stopwatch timing. Production dates to 1999. The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Reference 16528 is an iconic and highly collectible luxury sports chronograph, crafted entirely in 18k yellow gold. Produced from 1988 to 2000, it forms part of the celebrated “Zenith Daytona” generation, the first era of self winding Daytona models and represents a pivotal transition from vintage hand wound chronographs to Rolex’s modern automatic design language. Rolex does not publish production figures, does not discount, and allocates its steel sport models years behind demand. That structure is most of why the secondary market prices the way it does.

Condition is stated as Pre-owned. It is accompanied by Rolex box and papers.

• Brand: Rolex
• Model: Cosmograph Daytona
• Family: Cosmograph Daytona
• Reference: 16528
• Case size: 40mm
• Case material: Yellow Gold
• Movement: Automatic
• Complications: Chronograph
• Dial: Black
• Year: 1999
• Condition: Pre-owned
• Includes: Rolex box and papers
• SKU: ROL-DAY-16528-244

One unit only, and this listing does not restock. If reference 16528 is the one you have been waiting for, it is for sale now.

Buying this Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 16528

Above all, we hold one Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 16528 rather than a restockable line. Therefore the watch in the gallery is the watch that ships to you. For example, we photograph the caseback and the clasp, not only the dial. Meanwhile, you can weigh it against Rolex Sky-Dweller 42mm Yellow Gold Stainless Steel 2022, or against Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Panda Racing Dial 40mm 116523. Similarly, the rest of our Rolex watches and the wider watch collection move every week.

How we authenticate and grade it

We authenticate every watch in house before listing it, so the grade above is ours rather than a consignor’s summary. However, condition language shifts from seller to seller, so we describe wear in plain words as well. Because sunlight fades a dial faster than wear does, store it out of direct light. In addition, how we authenticate sets out the process.

Shipping and import charges

We ship worldwide and insure every parcel, at no cost to you. However, import charges depend on where you live, so budget for them early. In short, the landed cost matters as much as the ticket price, and we set out the arithmetic in VAT, duty and the true landed cost. Meanwhile our Instagram shows what has just landed, and Facebook carries the same arrivals. If this Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 16528 is not the one, read watch complications explained next, then what to check on a pre-owned watch, and returns and refunds covers the rest.

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