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Rolex
Ref. 6917, case back interior stamped 6900
Datejust
A lady's fine and rare yellow gold, diamond and emerald-set wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, green enamel dégradé dial and diamond-set bracelet
- Estimate
- $15,000 - 30,000
$40,640
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1980
- Reference No
- 6917, case back interior stamped 6900
- Movement No
- 658'998
- Case No
- 6'746'657
- Model Name
- Datejust
- Material
- 18k yellow gold, 18k white gold, emeralds, diamonds and enamel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 2030, 28 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k yellow gold and diamond-set Rolex bracelet, 160 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold Rolex concealed folding deployant clasp stamped 8570
- Dimensions
- 27mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, and bracelet signed.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
An extraordinary "octopus" Datejust, reference 6917, the present watch features many interesting attributes that render it an exceedingly rare example.
The first is the green dégradé dial with gold graphics and diamond-set numerals. The second is the white gold bezel set with brilliant-cut diamonds with a single emerald at each quarter. Finally, the bracelet, referred to by collectors as the "octopus" because of its design, mimicking the tentacles and suction cups of an octopus. Furthermore, each and every link is factory set with round-cut diamonds placed on either side of the centrally set baguette-cut diamonds.
Of outstanding quality, the present watch is a magnificent and extremely rare Datejust that exemplifies the best of Rolex gem-setting of the 1980s.
The first is the green dégradé dial with gold graphics and diamond-set numerals. The second is the white gold bezel set with brilliant-cut diamonds with a single emerald at each quarter. Finally, the bracelet, referred to by collectors as the "octopus" because of its design, mimicking the tentacles and suction cups of an octopus. Furthermore, each and every link is factory set with round-cut diamonds placed on either side of the centrally set baguette-cut diamonds.
Of outstanding quality, the present watch is a magnificent and extremely rare Datejust that exemplifies the best of Rolex gem-setting of the 1980s.
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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