1108
Rolex
Ref. 1804, inside caseback stamped 1803
Day-Date
A very fine and rare white gold and diamond set wristwatch with green "Stella" dial, day, date, center seconds, bracelet and service guarantee
- Estimate
- HK$280,000 - 500,000€31,600 - 56,400$35,900 - 64,100
HK$500,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1978
- Reference No
- 1804, inside caseback stamped 1803
- Movement No
- DD336’698
- Case No
- 5’265’082
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18K white gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 1556, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K white gold Rolex President bracelet, endlinks stamped "53", max length 175mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K white gold Rolex deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 36mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
- Accessories
- Further accompanied by Rolex International Service Guarantee dated 6 November, 2015
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
This exceptional Day-Date is a beautiful and rare variant of the Day-Date family. Fitted with an exceptional apple green 'Stella' dial, the watch is further extravagantly decorated with an original factory finished diamond-set bezel and diamond-set indexes. The present reference 1804 is highly collectible as the combination between the lavish dial color and the luxurious case strikes the target. The watch is exceptionally well-preserved, making it an unmissable timepiece to possess.
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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