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Rolex
Ref. 1803
Day-Date
An extremely rare and attractive white gold and diamond-set calendar wristwatch with green lacquer dégradé dial and bracelet
- Estimate
- CHF20,000 - 40,000€18,600 - 37,100$21,900 - 43,800
CHF50,400
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1971
- Reference No
- 1803
- Movement No
- DD'875'713
- Case No
- 2'719'267
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18K white gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 1556, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K white gold Rolex President bracelet, max length 170mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K white gold Rolex deployant concealed clasp
- Dimensions
- 36mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Vibrant, fresh, refined and downright awesome are just a few words that describe the amazing combination of white gold case, rich green dégradé lacquer dial and diamond markers.
Rolex’s colorful lacquer dials were fitted in Day-Date models made from the 1960s to the 1990s, coming in various colors of the spectrum and fitted in yellow gold, pink gold, white gold and even platinum cases. Since the firm ceased their production, these colorful lacquered dials have now achieved cult status amongst collectors and purists.
The present example in white gold is in overall very appealing condition, with a strong case, intact luminous plots and delightful dial is sure to please the most discerning collector
Rolex’s colorful lacquer dials were fitted in Day-Date models made from the 1960s to the 1990s, coming in various colors of the spectrum and fitted in yellow gold, pink gold, white gold and even platinum cases. Since the firm ceased their production, these colorful lacquered dials have now achieved cult status amongst collectors and purists.
The present example in white gold is in overall very appealing condition, with a strong case, intact luminous plots and delightful dial is sure to please the most discerning collector
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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