A very desirable Rolex “Zenith” Daytona U9 serial number circa 1997. A fine condition preowned model featuring a 400 MPH tachometer bezel with fully intact black lettering, and lovely no issues tritium lume white dial signed T SWISS MADE T with no degradation of the lume. The watch appears to have been lightly polished in its lifetime, but retains beefy lugs, original green case back sticker, and tight original flip lock clasp SEL bracelet.

The watch has been inspected to be in excellent operating condition with good time keeping and all chronograph functions recording and resetting properly. We do not have the original Rolex warranty papers, but of course the watch is guaranteed genuine and is being offered with our 1 year warranty of accurate time keeping and operation. Photos depict the actual watch being offered for sale.

Your purchase will include our popular fine leather watch pouch ideal for travel and storage, a $65.00 value.

Background

The Daytona began production in 1963 as a manual wind model and has been the iconic Rolex sport model ever since. The ref# 16520, or the “Zenith” Daytona, so named for its use of the famous Zenith El Primero caliber, was introduced in 1988 and features a larger diameter 39mm case with crown guards and sapphire crystal, and was the first Daytona powered by an automatic movement. The 16520 was in production until 2000, and was replaced by the ref 116520 which utilized a newly developed Rolex in house automatic movement. The current example tritium lume dial makes it a desirable neo vintage example of the increasingly popular Zenith Daytona.