87
Rolex
Ref. 18049
Day-Date
A fine and rare white gold and diamond-set calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$120,000 - 200,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1988
- Reference No
- 18049
- Movement No
- 1'958'423
- Case No
- R509416
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18k white gold and diamonds
- Calibre
- Automatic, 3055, 27 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k white gold <em>Rolex President </em>bracelet, 180 mm. maximum length, end link stamped 55
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k white gold <em>Rolex</em> concealed folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 36 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Rolex </em>Attestation de Chronomètre Officiel dated 15 December 1988, International Service Guarantee dated 1 June 2015, leather wallet, notepad, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Preserved in extraordinarily crisp condition, this white gold Day-Date has hardly any miles on the clock. Seldom worn throughout its life, the case still has all the original factory finishes and the bracelet is exceptional throughout. Still retaining its accessories, this Day-Date is extremely good looking and appealing.
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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