8034
Rolex
Ref. 18038
Day-Date
A fine and attractive yellow gold wristwatch with center seconds, day, applied Roman numerals and deep blue dial
- Estimate
- HK$60,000 - 120,000€7,400 - 14,900$7,700 - 15,400
HK$163,800
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1983
- Reference No
- 18038
- Movement No
- 0’685’947
- Case No
- 7’648’573, inside caseback stamped “18000”
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18K yellow gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3055, 27 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Silk
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel pin buckle
- Dimensions
- 36mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial and movement signed
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Serif and sans-serif roman numeral present very differently and Rolex executed this sans-serif example beautifully. I particularly like the IIII at 4 o'clock. The little pips adjacent to the roman numerals are also a lovely touch. I paired the dusty blue dial with one of The Armoury's navy silk straps to bring out the colour a little more. - Mark Cho
To the new owners of the watches in the sale: The Armoury will custom-make the winner one of The Armoury’s signature garments as a gift. For further details please visit the link below.
More Details: https://www.thearmoury.com/the-beauty-in-everything-gifts
- Look no further if you are on a quest for a Rolex Day-Date with a striking personality.
- Resembling a mesmerising starlit nightscape, the present yellow gold ref. 18038 features a muted matte dial in nocturnal blue with contrasting applied Roman numerals that matches the case.
- Bearing a 7.6 million serial, this is a well-preserved example produced in circa 1983, with patinated lume plots that not only matches the tritium filled hands, but also enhances its vintage appeal.
To the new owners of the watches in the sale: The Armoury will custom-make the winner one of The Armoury’s signature garments as a gift. For further details please visit the link below.
More Details: https://www.thearmoury.com/the-beauty-in-everything-gifts
- Look no further if you are on a quest for a Rolex Day-Date with a striking personality.
- Resembling a mesmerising starlit nightscape, the present yellow gold ref. 18038 features a muted matte dial in nocturnal blue with contrasting applied Roman numerals that matches the case.
- Bearing a 7.6 million serial, this is a well-preserved example produced in circa 1983, with patinated lume plots that not only matches the tritium filled hands, but also enhances its vintage appeal.
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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