A watch known to insiders but largely unknown, the original AAA Swiss replica Rolex Daytona “Rainbow” watches came long before the modern-day version that arrived at Baselworld 2012. It was a ref. 16599 equipped with the cal. 4030 based on the Zenith El Primero that was produced sometime in the 1990s. Now the one-off “Zenith Rainbow” is going under the hammer at Phillips come November when the auction house stages Reloaded, a thematic sale dedicated to UK online Rolex fake watches made between 1980 and 1999.
Having been owned by a well-known collector for several years – the same gentleman sold another record-setting high quality Rolex copy watches at Phillips several years ago – this ref. 16599 has a bezel set with sapphires in a rainbow graduated due, along with a diamond pave dial with blue sapphire hour markers.
I happened to meet the prior owner of this best 2024 Rolex replica watches and he related the story of how he came to possess the watch. Knowing that backstory, the lavish stone setting and almost-bespoke nature of the top 1:1 Rolex super clone watches certainly makes sense.
Estimated at over CHF3 million, the perfect fake Rolex Daytona “Rainbow” watches will be sold on November 8, 2024 in Geneva at the Hotel President during Reloaded: The Rebirth of Mechanical Watchmaking, 1980-1999. The auction catalogue will be available closer to the date of sale.