1036
Rolex
Ref. 1802, inside caseback stamped 1803
Day-Date
A fine and attractive white gold wristwatch with center seconds, day, date and “salmon” dial
- Estimate
- HK$155,000 - 310,000€16,900 - 33,800$19,900 - 39,700
HK$225,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1971
- Reference No
- 1802, inside caseback stamped 1803
- Movement No
- DD98’222
- Case No
- 2’612’448
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18K white gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 1556, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Leather
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel pin buckle
- Dimensions
- 36mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial and movement signed
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Introduced in 1963, the Rolex Day-Date ref. 1802 with a polished bezel is most definitely rarer than its latter ref. 1803 with a fluted bezel launched before the ref. 1802 in 1961. The reference was available in platinum, yellow, white and pink gold.
The present example in 18K white gold features a much desired and attractive “Salmon” dial which contrasts beautiful against the white gold case with matching silvered hands and baton indexes.
The present example in 18K white gold features a much desired and attractive “Salmon” dial which contrasts beautiful against the white gold case with matching silvered hands and baton indexes.
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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