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Rolex
Ref. 18349, inside case back stamped 18200
Day-Date
A fine and rare white gold and diamond-set calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, bracelet and original guarantee, made for the Sultanate of Oman
- Estimate
- HK$120,000 - 160,000€14,400 - 19,300$15,000 - 20,000
HK$212,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1990
- Reference No
- 18349, inside case back stamped 18200
- Movement No
- 5'652'970
- Case No
- E718210
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18k white gold and diamonds
- Calibre
- Automatic, 3155, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k white gold <em>Rolex President</em> bracelet, 185 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k white gold <em>Rolex </em>concealed folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 36 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Rolex </em>Attestation de Chronomètre Officiel dated 29 October 1991, product literature, instruction manual, pouch and leather wallet.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
This Day-Date in white gold is lavishly set with diamonds and is further distinguished by the engraving to the case back. The engraving is known by the market and collectors as the 'Khanjar', which is the national emblem of Oman. The 'Khanjar' is a traditional dagger originated from the country and is used for ceremonial occasions. The watch is further highlighted by its extremely close to new condition and original punched guarantee.
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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