FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER
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Rolex
Ref. 118206, case back stamped "2096" to the inside
Day-Date
A rare, very fine and elegant platinum and diamond-set automatic wristwatch with center seconds, hack feature, day, date, bracelet, Garantie and box
- Estimate
- HK$240,000 - 400,000€26,400 - 44,000$30,800 - 51,300
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2001
- Reference No
- 118206, case back stamped "2096" to the inside
- Case No
- K576303
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- Platinum and diamond-set
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3155, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Platinum Rolex president bracelet stamped "DT 83206" to the endlinks, maximum length 205mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Platinum concealed Rolex deployant clasp stamped "CL9" and "83206"
- Dimensions
- 36mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex Garantie stamped by retailer The Hourglass LTD and dated January 10, 2005, calendar card for the years 2005/2006, sale tags, product literature, green leather fitted presentation box and outer packaging
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The present iteration of the iconic Day-Date model is realized in the most luxurious metal: platinum, and furthermore adorned with 8 brilliant-cut and 2 baton-cut diamonds for numerals. The grey/light blue brushed dial adds a touch of color and levity to the ensemble for an extremely elegant and understated final result.
Offered together with its original sale kit, it has obviously never been used and still retains all its factory stickers.
Offered together with its original sale kit, it has obviously never been used and still retains all its factory stickers.
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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