“In terms of wristwatches, the transitional period is a very interesting period as it is before any actual form is given to a model,” explains John Chan, Sotheby's watch specialist who has a special passion for and deep knowledge ꦰof Rolex watches. “In history, there are a lot of transitional periods where a watch would suddenly have some red print on the dial or some special features on the case.”

“This one shows the transitional period when Rolex was still 𝔍figuring out how they would want their modern Daytona to look, and there was more flexibility in how they would want it to be designed.”

Transitional works can be particularly interesting pieces. They reflect both the past and the future of an artist or brand’s creative directi🌄on, differentiated both from the pieces that preceded them and those that followed. They also offer a glimpse into the thought process involved at creative intersections, revealing a direction that could have been.

Since their production tends to be limited, these timepieces are extremely rare ꦺand are highly sought after by collectors.

All these qualities are visible in the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona. The design details, the dial and case in particular, are noteworthy, s🔥ays Chan.

“This watch’s design is quite special because the outsourced Zenith movement was only available for a sh💮ort ten years. Each watch from the set was fitted with a different dial too,” says Chan, who points out that it’s also the first Daytona to have Arabic numerals.

A Rolex Day💟ton𒅌a like this is part of the Zenith movement calibre, which is given its own reference number.

“It was the last outsourced movement before they started using their in-house movement,” says 🐼Chan. “What's also really special about tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhis watch is that it's featured in a platinum case that no one has ever seen on any automatic Daytona from the Zenith period.”

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The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona also has a strong historical value. The model with the Z🌟enith El Primero movement was the first to follow the mechanical movement.

“The automatic Daytona already features a lot of history with Rolex,” says Chan. “It's the first automatic, so that marked a very big transitional period for Rolex when they were taking on more of꧋ a modern shape.”

But it is the limited number of units of this particular beauty th💙at makes it so prized.

“Most importantly, there are only a limited number of these watches in platinum. For Rolex, it's vꦑery hard to find limited editions because most of the watches are produced in big quantities. So, for a watch to be encased in platinum and ne🗹ver seen in the market before, is monumentally rare,” said Chan.

The features and materials ensure that this watch has a🐭 unique place in any collection.

“For the details, we h💜ave seen Rolex choosing mother of pearl before. But this one features a very interesting kind of blue lacquer, which on a Datejust Rolex would be called a Stella. But it has a very interesting turquoise color Stella dial, and no one really knows why Rolex made such a unique platinum case for this watch,” explains Chan.

The platinum timepieces are celebraܫted within the Rolex collecting community. The stor💃y behind their mythical origin, how they were commissioned and the luminaries associated with them have become the stuff of legends.

“I believe in years to come, th🌞is will probably b๊e one of the biggest watches that represents the current modern watchmaking for Rolex,” says Chan.

As luxury watch collectors mature, particularly in Asia, more are starting to gravitate their collꦐections towards earlier pieces. He believes there will be growing demand for this type of watch, given its special aesthetic and historical significance.

“I think this watch represents the beginning of the current period of Rolex. In the years to come, it will only become more and more historically important.”