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Rolex
Ref. 18048
Day-Date
A highly rare and attractive yellow gold and diamond-set automatic calendar wristwatch with red lacquer "Stella" dial, bracelet, guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- CHF15,000 - 25,000€13,900 - 23,200$16,300 - 27,200
CHF34,020
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1978
- Reference No
- 18048
- Movement No
- 0'245'304
- Case No
- 5'338'340
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18K yellow gold and diamonds
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3055, 27 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K yellow gold Rolex President bracelet, max length 185mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K yellow gold Rolex deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 36.5mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex guarantee dated 1978, product literature, cloth, presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Ever glamorous, the Day-Date model delights with its myriad of dial, bracelet, bezel and gold-finished designs. Since its inception in 1956, it remains one of the most surprising and diverse flagship models Rolex has ever produced. Apart from prototype models, the Day-Date has only been cased in precious metals, attesting to its glamor and prestige. This superlative Day-Date is fitted with a beautiful red lacquer "Stella" dial and diamond-set bezel that is indicated by "4" in the reference 18048.
Preserved in excellent condition, the case displays crisp hallmarks beneath the lugs. Furthermore, it is accompanied by its original punched guarantee and presentation box which adds another layer of collectibility.
Preserved in excellent condition, the case displays crisp hallmarks beneath the lugs. Furthermore, it is accompanied by its original punched guarantee and presentation box which adds another layer of collectibility.
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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