Joe Thompson, Hodinkee :

The watch sold today is fresh to the market and is “the only known platinum Daytona with a lapis lazuli hardstone dial,” Sotheby’s says. Its cal. 4030 automatic movement has 31 jewels. The case has a diameter of 40mm, a screw-down caseback, and bears the number A171132.

Rolex Cosmograph Daytona (ref. 16 516). Boitier en platine, cadran en lapis-lazuli, bracelet en cuir de veau turquoise, mouvement Zenith El Primero 4030. Adjugée à 25 375 000 HKD (environ 2 882 007 €) Le violet, c’est la vie.