Octopus Diamonds
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Rolex
Ref. 1804, stamped 1803 inside the case back
Day-Date
A very rare, unusual and important white gold and diamond-set calendar wristwatch with centre seconds, bracelet and burgundy lacquered “Stella” dial
- Estimate
- CHF50,000 - 100,000
CHF155,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1976
- Reference No
- 1804, stamped 1803 inside the case back
- Case No
- 5'023'195
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18k white gold and diamonds
- Calibre
- Automatic, 1570
- Bracelet/Strap
- Rolex President, end links stamped 53
- Clasp/Buckle
- Concealed deployant clasp, stamped 1.76
- Dimensions
- 36mm. Diameter
- Signed
- <em>Movement, dial, case and bracelet signed</em>
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
This amazing white gold Day-Date manufactured in 1976 is also referred to as ‘Octopus’ due to the design of its President bracelet. Furthermore, each single link is adorned with round cut diamonds placed on either side of the centrally set baguette-cut diamonds.The burgundy enamel lacquered “Stella” dial exhibits 8 round cut diamond indexes and 2 baguette-cut diamond markers at 6 and 9 o’clock.The white gold bezel is set with 46 diamonds and the winding crown bears the Rolex logo placed between two small dots, a characteristic of Day-Dates manufactured from the Seventies. Of outstanding quality the present watch is an exceptional Day Date that will mesmerise those who are able to marvel first hand at its beauty.
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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