Collector Book Self-Winding Daytona 320 Pages Mondani ROLEX

The premise: self-winding only

The book opens in 1988 with reference 16520 and its Zenith-based movement. That narrow scope is what gives it density: for this single reference, twelve different dials are illustrated and described one by one. The 116520 that followed has fourteen, chromalight, cream and APH versions included.

A monograph covering the whole Daytona story would not have had room to go that far. That is the point of the restriction.

What dial nuances are worth

On the Daytona, a dial or bezel difference an untrained eye misses moves the value considerably. The book gives this its own treatment: characteristics are set side by side, with what each implies for the estimate.

Sought-after configurations

Oysterflex, racing dials, Daytona Beach, meteorite dials, Everose, Platona, Rainbow. Plus unique pieces, rare prototypes, customised watches and special dials, along with NOS examples shown complete with box and warranty.

Condition at purchase

A section sets out what a Daytona should look like at purchase today: what is normal on a worn watch, what betrays over-polishing, what points to a rebuild. The most directly useful part before a transaction.

Technical detail

Movements, dials, bezels, subdials, case backs, hands, indexes, pushers, winding crowns and bracelets are examined separately.

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