No Reserve
116
Rolex
Ref. 1500
Oyster Perpetual Date
A rare and attractive yellow gold wristwatch with date, guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- CHF6,000 - 12,000•€5,600 - 11,100$6,500 - 13,100
CHF16,380
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1975
- Reference No
- 1500
- Movement No
- D'112'184
- Case No
- 4'171'072
- Model Name
- Oyster Perpetual Date
- Material
- 18K yellow gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 1570, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Leather
- Clasp/Buckle
- Gold plated Rolex buckle
- Dimensions
- 35mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex guarantee dated 12 October, 1979, product literature, wallet and presentation box.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Preserved in virtually "new old stock" condition, the present watch is an exceedingly well-preserved Oyster Perpetual with date. Displaying a black dial, it showcases incredibly crisp lugs and deep hallmarks. The layer of patina throughout shows how the watch has not been altered throughout its lifetime. As an even nicer touch, it is accompanied by its Rolex guarantee, product literature, wallet and presentation box. Interestingly, the caseback is engraved "Il Gran Premio Club Gold Costa Brava 1979", most likely to commemorate a special moment.
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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