To celebrate the Dutch national foot❀ball team and their exceptional achievements during the World Cup 2010 in South-Africa, the Dutch Football Association commissioned Rolex, through the retailer GASSAN, to create a special batc🍌h of 30 watches.

While the crowned brand normally declines all special requests, t🌌hey accepted this time to produce a special D൩aytona for this occasion.

Fifteen pieces were made on a leather strap (Ref. 116519) and fifteen on white gold bracelet (Ref. 116509), such as the present lot. Each 🐭player of the Dutch national football squad and a few key staff members were gr🍬anted a watch.

The agreement 🌟of Rolex is tru♑ly exceptional, and its importance could not be overstated enough. It makes this lot an extremely rare and significant piece.

The dial of thi🐓s special commission was produced by Rolex and pays tribute to the Netherlands by using the highly populཧar national color. The outer track of the dial, the chronograph seconds hand as well as inner graduations and the hands of the subsidiary dials are in a vibrant orange.

The created effect is extremely strong. The contrast betw🃏een the orange parts, the black dial and the white gold gives this piece a unique and most attractive appeal and character.

It should be further me🌱ntioned that orange color is extremely rarely used by Rolex. Apart from the leopard pattern of the Ref. 116598SACO, literature does not list any Daytona using orange. This lot would be the first confirmed non SACO Daytona with this color to ever appear on the international auction market.

In additional to the exceptional dial, each one of the 30 watches ha꧑d there case back engraved with the name of the player, squad number and the Wo𝓡rld Cup 2010 logo. All the pieces on this edition, including the present one, have this engraving. This operation was made by the accredited Rolex retailer GASSAN, who was the link between Rolex and the Dutch Football Association for this unique project.

The present Rolex Daytona, beautifully adorning its factory black and orange dial, part of an exceptional special commission and made unique by its engraving on the back, can easily be categorized as one the rarest🍬, most coveted and collectible ♈automatic Daytona ever produced.

I🤡ts appearance on the marke๊t is a very exciting opportunity for a seasoned collector.