Rolex Daytona Zenith - 16520


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Rolex Daytona
16520 White Dial Zenith 1993 solo orologio only watch
£18,606
+ £52 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
16520 - 1999
£25,450
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Rolex Daytona
16520
£15,904
+ £133 for shipping
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Rolex Daytona
« el primeiro »
£16,391
Plus shipping
Private Seller
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Rolex Daytona
Patrizzi T Series (Zenith ElPrimero base movement)
£20,245
+ £176 for shipping
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Rolex Daytona
16520 series A
£22,150
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Rolex Daytona
Ref. 116520
£16,000
Plus shipping
Certified optional
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Rolex Daytona
Zenith A serial SEL ~ NEVER POLISHED
£16,471
+ £265 for shipping
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Rolex Daytona
Zenith
£20,821
+ £52 for shipping
Certified included
Rolex Daytona
Cosmograph Daytona White Dial Zenith Movement Mens Watch 16520
£18,311
+ £153 for shipping
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16520 Dayonta Zenith (very rare 4 liner dial / MK2 225 bezel / unpolished condition)
£39,605
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Rolex Daytona
16520 Serial W Dial Patrizzi
£39,870
+ £310 for shipping
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Rolex Daytona
16520 - 1998
£26,450
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Rolex Daytona
Patrizzi Dial Daytona Reference 16520 Unpolished
£24,486
+ £76 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
16520 Automatic 1988 Steel Good
£130,114
+ £77 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
16520
£21,500
+ £43 for shipping
Certified included
Rolex Daytona
Zenith Daytona Ref. 16520 Circa 1999 LAST SERIES
£19,130
+ £191 for shipping
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Rolex Daytona
‘Zenith’ Full Collector Set 1996
£23,995
+ £43 for shipping
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Rolex Daytona
16520 Daytona Zenith 1998 ‘4-Lines’ Complete set
£23,500
+ £43 for shipping
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Rolex Daytona
1999 Rolex Daytona Cosmograph SEL Black Stainless Steel 40mm Watch 16520
£15,353
+ £382 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
SEL - Top conditions
£16,471
+ £265 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
16520
£16,391
+ £222 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
1997 Daytona Zenith Vintage White Dial
£20,000
+ £30 for shipping
Certified included
Rolex Daytona
16520 NOS A series Full collectors set + Service Card
£28,264
+ £354 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
Zenith S Serial
£18,606
+ £89 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
"Zenith" (ca. 1995)
£19,492
+ £177 for shipping
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Rolex Daytona
Ref. 16520 year 1989 L serial
£16,834
+ £133 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
"A serial" with Luminova & SEL bracelet
£18,545
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Rolex Daytona
16520
£20,500
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Rolex Daytona
16520
£18,950
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Rolex Daytona
Zenith - Inverted 6 - Black Dial - With Box - 24 Months Warranty 16520 1991
£18,163
+ £44 for shipping
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Rolex Daytona
PORCELAIN DIAL full set 1990
£123,155
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Rolex Daytona
16520 only Box-service just being done
£18,429
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Rolex Daytona
Ref.16520 - Porcelain & Floating Dial - Ser.R - Year 1988 (Expertise)
£97,461
+ £177 for shipping
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Rolex Daytona
Zenith
£20,000
+ £43 for shipping
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Rolex Daytona
1996 Rolex Daytona Cosmograph BLACK Stainless Steel Chronograph 40mm 16520 Watch
£16,384
+ £153 for shipping
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Cosmograph Daytona “Zenith” 16520
£22,495
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Rolex Daytona
ZENITH 16520 Papers 1996
£26,500
+ £43 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
Zenith El Primero Full Set 1998 PRICE REDUCED
£28,900
Plus shipping
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'Zenith' Daytona Patrizzi Dial SERVICED BY ROLEX
£26,310
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Rolex Daytona
Zenith Daytona Patrizzi Dial 16520
£34,250
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Rolex Daytona
16520 | 1999
£17,277
+ £52 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
Zenith Movement 16520 Stanless Steel White Dial Year 1995 Revision 2022 40mm
£19,254
+ £28 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
zenith A serial
£22,062
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Rolex Daytona
Zenith 16520 Black Diamond Index (16519) Box&Paper
£23,036
+ £52 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
Zenith 40 mm acciaio inossidabile
£17,276
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Rolex Daytona
Cosmograph Daytona “Zenith” 16520
£21,895
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Rolex Daytona
16520 "Balotelli" 40mm
£96,232
+ £153 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
Zenith MK1 Floating Dial Ref 16520 Serial L2 Circa 88 / 89 Cal 4030 With Service Card Rolex & Box
£53,072
+ £43 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
Zenith - Rolex Service 2024
£27,495
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Rolex Daytona
Cosmograph Daytona 16520
£21,547
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Rolex Daytona
Cosmograph Daytona 'Zenith'
£25,995
+ £20 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
16520 Daytona 40mm Zenith White Dial 1997
£21,808
+ £153 for shipping
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Rolex Daytona
16520 box only - very good condition
£20,290
+ £265 for shipping
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Rolex Daytona
16520
£17,599
+ £76 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
MK Ⅴ "inverted 6" zenith 16520 Serial Number "S" (1993)
£23,040
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Rolex Daytona
SS Daytona Panda Zenith Movement U Serial 16520 Full Set 1999'S
£19,488
+ £97 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
16520 FULL SET
£21,530
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Rolex Daytona
Zenith Patrizzi Unworn Stickers U Serial
£54,000
+ £45 for shipping
Rolex Daytona
16520
Price on request
+ £97 for shipping

More Information About the Rolex Daytona Zenith - 16520

Basic Info
Brand Rolex
Model Daytona
Reference number 16520
Alternative reference numbers ref. 16520, 16520 SEL
Movement Automatic
Case material Gold/Steel, Steel
Bracelet material Steel
Year of production 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Gender Men's watch/Unisex
Location Germany; Italy; Japan; United Kingdom; United States of America
Caliber
Movement Automatic
Caliber/movement 4030
Case
Case material Gold/Steel, Steel
Case diameter 40.0 mm
Water resistance 10 ATM
Crystal Sapphire crystal
Dial Black, Brown, White
Bracelet/strap
Bracelet material Steel
Bracelet color Black, Steel
Clasp material Steel
Functions
Functions Annual calendar, Chronograph, Date, GMT, Tachymeter

Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 16520

The Rolex Daytona ref. 16520 was the first Daytona to have an automatic caliber. Also known as the "Zenith Daytona," this model is very popular among collectors. The version with the rare "Pitrizzi" dial fetches particularly favorable prices.

Daytona With a Zenith Caliber

Rolex released the Cosmograph Daytona ref. 16520 in 1988. It is the first Daytona to be equipped with an automatic chronograph caliber and a sapphire crystal. The 40-mm case is crafted from 904L stainless steel, otherwise known as Oystersteel, and is relatively thin at just 12 mm thick. Lug-to-lug, the watch measures in at around 47 mm, making it a great option for slimmer wrists.

Similar to the majority of Daytona models, the chronograph push-pieces on the 16520 are screwed down to prevent them from being operated involuntarily. You can also take this reference swimming, as it offers water resistance to 100 m (10 bar, 328 ft). In true Daytona fashion, this model sports a steel bezel with a black tachymeter scale.

Inside the case, you'll find the Rolex caliber 4030. This movement is based on the world-famous El Primero from fellow Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Zenith. This is also where the reference got its nickname as the "Zenith Daytona." It was only in the year 2000 that Rolex started using in-house calibers in the Daytona collection, starting with the ref. 116520.

The Daytona 16520 is available with a black or white dial. During its 22-year production period, only a handful of changes were made to the dial design, all of which related to inscriptions and lettering. Otherwise, Rolex made a few minor tweaks to the watch, some of which can be found in the bracelet. In order to distinguish between the different variants, they are divided into the categories Mark I to Mark VIII.

Collectors pine after the rare copies with the "Patrizzi" dial, which found their way into the Daytona Mark IV and Mark V series during a brief period in the mid-1990s. The subdials have faded to a brown color, and instead of being considered a production mistake, are actually extremely popular and valuable.

Rolex pairs the Daytona 16520 with the well-known three-piece link Oyster bracelet. Until the early 1990s, the bracelet was completely satin-finished; it wasn't until the Mark IV that the watch received an Oyster bracelet with polished center links. Around the turn of the millennium, Rolex also introduced solid end links (SEL).

Prices for the Daytona 16520

  • 57,000 USD – black "Patrizzi dial" (new)
  • 39,000 USD – black "Patrizzi dial" (pre-owned)
  • 39,500 USD – black dial (new)
  • 35,000 USD – white dial (new)
  • 28,000 USD – white dial (pre-owned)
  • 25,500 USD – black dial (pre-owned)

Rolex Daytona 16520: Financial Performance

As expected, the value development for the Rolex Daytona 16520 is positive. Since spring 2022, its value has dropped, but prices were at an all-time high at that point. Considering the period from January 2021 and January 2023, the following trends emerge:

At the beginning of 2023, a new Daytona 16520 with a black dial cost around 39,500 USD. Back in January 2021, this value was closer to 27,000 USD, and thus corresponds to an increase of 46%. Pre-owned copies appreciated by around 27% and now demand roughly 25,500 USD. The white dial version has recorded similar financial performance.

Variants with the "Patrizzi" dial have not experienced such a drastic increase in value: Mint-condition models have, however, still appreciated by about 15%, while pre-owned watches rose by over 16% and now change hands for around the 39,000 USD mark.

About the Caliber 4030

While the Rolex caliber 4030 is based on the Zenith El Primero 400, the manufacturer made a host of changes to the movement, which warranted it being designated as an in-house creation. For example, the Swiss manufacturer slowed the high-speed movement from 36,000 to a more leisurely 28,800 vph, a standard speed for modern mechanical movements. Rolex also opted for a free-sprung Breguet hairspring and its signature Microstella screws to regulate the oscillation of the balance wheels.

Reasons to Buy a Rolex Daytona 16520

  • First Daytona with automatic caliber 4030
  • Rare "Patrizzi" dial is coveted among collectors
  • Sporty Oyster bracelet
  • Water resistant to 100 m (10 bar, 328 ft)
  • Available with a black or white dial