{"product_id":"rolex-cosmograph-daytona-zenith-ref-16520-blanc-de-1993-1994-full-set-vhku","title":"1993-1994 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona “Zenith” Ref. 16520 White Dial – Full Set","description":"In 1988, to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of its Cosmograph Daytona, Rolex unveiled reference 16520: the first automatic Daytona, with a sapphire crystal and a case enlarged to 40 mm. Produced until 2000, it is the quintessential “neo-vintage” Daytona, nicknamed “Zenith” by collectors. In 1975, at the height of the quartz crisis, Zenith’s American management ordered the destruction of the tooling for the El Primero, one of the very first automatic chronographs in the world: watchmaker Charles Vermot disobeyed and secretly walled up presses, plans and tooling in an attic of the workshops. Ten years later, the modern Daytona would be born of that attic. Transformed by Rolex – more than half of its components replaced, its frequency lowered to 28,800 vibrations per hour – the El Primero became caliber 4030, a Superlative Chronometer.\nOur example, produced in 1993 (serial number S159xxx), features the highly sought-after white “inverted 6” dial – a variant produced from 1990 to early 1993, of which the S serial marks the final production – with tritium-based luminous hands and hour markers, and its original Oyster bracelet ref. 78390. The watch has undergone a full service by one of our experienced watchmakers.\nWhat is more, this Daytona comes with its original “Full Set”: punched warranty bearing the watch’s individual serial number and recording an initial sale in September 1994 at an official Rolex retailer in Bolzano (Italy), green Rolex box and outer box, calendar from the year of the initial sale, green leather document wallet – as well as our Steel Warranty Card.\nThe first automatic Daytona, born of a walled-up attic and graced with one of the most sought-after dials of its lineage, this 16520 in very fine overall condition stands as a milestone in Rolex history. Collectors will recognise it at once: this is a rare opportunity.","brand":"Rolex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54863776448835,"sku":"VHKU","price":29400.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/1378\/9763\/files\/VHKU-Rolex-Cosmograph-Daytona-Zenith-ref-16520-blanc-de-1993-1994-Full-Set-Front-1.jpg?v=1791200919","url":"https:\/\/amplitudewatches.co\/en\/products\/1993-1994-rolex-cosmograph-daytona-zenith-ref-16520-white-dial-full-set-vhku","provider":"Amplitude","version":"1.0","type":"link"}