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Rolex
Ref. 18369
Day-Date
A very fine and rare white gold and diamond-set wristwatch with day, date, sweep centre seconds, lapis lazuli dial and bracelet, original guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$200,000 - 300,000€21,800 - 32,600$25,000 - 38,000
HK$412,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1990
- Reference No
- 18369
- Movement No
- 7'797'414
- Case No
- E562736
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18k white gold, diamonds and lapis lazuli
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3155, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k white gold <em>Rolex President</em> bracelet, end links stamped 55B6, max. length 170mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k white gold <em>Rolex</em> concealed folding deployant clasp, stamped 8385
- Dimensions
- 36mm diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Rolex</em> fitted presentation box, undated Official Chronometer Certification, green leather envelope, product literature and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The present reference 18369 wristwatch, completed with its original guarantee and fitted presentation box, is in impeccable condition. The lapis lazuli dial shines in different shades of blue and displaying the typical gold colour veneering of this hardstone. It is further set with silver graphics and diamond-set numerals set in octagonal chatons. The bezel is finished with baguette-cut diamonds, giving the watch a very exclusive and sophisticated look.
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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