Cosmograph Daytona 16520 - Zenith White Dial - Watch Only - 2000

Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 16520 - Zenith White Dial - Watch Only (2000)

The final-year Zenith Daytona 16520 is the last steel Cosmograph fitted with the legendary Caliber 4030, a heavily modified Zenith El Primero that defined the automatic Daytona for over a decade. This A-serial example pairs the sought-after white dial with black "inverted" sub-dials, the layout that gave the Zenith generation its instantly recognisable face.

Details:

• Reference: 16520
• Year: 2000
• Case Size: 40mm, stainless steel (904L)
• Bezel: Engraved steel tachymeter, fixed
• Dial: White lacquer with black contrasting sub-dials, applied steel indices, red "DAYTONA" script above the 6 o'clock counter, Luminova hands and markers
• Movement: Rolex Caliber 4030, automatic chronograph (Zenith El Primero base), 28,800 vph, 31 jewels, approximately 52-hour power reserve
• Sub-dials: Small seconds at 9, 30-minute counter at 3, 12-hour counter at 6
• Bracelet: Oyster reference 78390A in stainless steel with solid end links and folding Oysterclasp
• Crystal: Sapphire with no cyclops
• Water Resistance: 100 meters

Set Includes:

• Watch only

Condition:

• Good overall condition with honest signs of use, consistent with a watch from 2000
• Case retains strong lines with light wear visible on the lugs and case sides from previous polishing
• Bezel shows superficial scratches consistent with age, tachymeter engraving fully legible
• White dial is clean and well-preserved, indices and hands intact
• Crystal free of meaningful scratches
• Bracelet shows typical wear and minor stretch consistent with regular use
• Running and chronograph functions operating correctly at time of listing

A late A-serial 16520 represents the closing chapter of the Zenith Daytona story, combining the final Mark 5 dial layout with Luminova lume and solid end-link bracelet, the configuration most collectors look for in this reference.