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Rolex
Ref. 1803
Day-Date
A rare and attractive pink gold wristwatch with black gloss dial, center seconds, day, date, and bracelet
- Estimate
- $8,000 - 16,000
$25,400
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1968
- Reference No
- 1803
- Movement No
- D’D37’703
- Case No
- 1’783’389; interior caseback stamped 1803
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18K pink gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 1556, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K pink gold Rolex Oyster bracelet, endlinks stamped 76, max overall length 205mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K pink gold Rolex deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 36mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
• Sleek and sporty, the present Day-Date reference 1803 is fitted with a fluted bezel, glossy black dial with contrasting white printing, and an exceptional vintage riveted Oyster bracelet.
• An attractive combination in 18K pink gold, this Day-Date dates to 1968, and its black gloss dial remains inky and smooth.
• Preserved in lovely overall condition, this is a rarely-ever seen combination of Day-Date sure to impress.
• An attractive combination in 18K pink gold, this Day-Date dates to 1968, and its black gloss dial remains inky and smooth.
• Preserved in lovely overall condition, this is a rarely-ever seen combination of Day-Date sure to impress.
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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