1067
Rolex
Ref. 1803
Day-Date
A fine and very rare yellow gold and diamond-set calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, red lacquer 'Stella' dial and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$160,000 - 240,000€18,800 - 28,200$20,000 - 30,000
HK$212,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1977
- Reference No
- 1803
- Movement No
- DD238445
- Case No
- 5'193'492
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18k yellow gold and diamonds
- Calibre
- Automatic, 1556, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k yellow gold <em>Rolex President </em>bracelet, 162 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold <em>Rolex </em>folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 36 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Day-Dates with 'Stella' dial has risen in value tremendously in recent years. The present watch, cased in 18k gold, is fitted with a red lacquer 'Stella' dial and is enhanced with diamond-set numerals. The condition overall is exceptional and the case has never been polished. The case back still retains part of its original factory sticker.
Literature
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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