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Rolex

Ref. 1804, inside case back stamped 1803

Day-Date

A very fine and rare white gold and diamond-set calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, apple green lacquer 'Stella' dial and bracelet

Estimate
HK$300,000 - 500,000
HK$375,000
Lot Details
Manufacturer
Rolex
Year
1977
Reference No
1804, inside case back stamped 1803
Movement No
DD336698
Case No
5’265’082
Model Name
Day-Date
Material
White gold and diamonds
Calibre
Automatic, 1556, 26 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
18k white gold <em>Rolex President </em>bracelet, 175 mm. maximum length, end link stamped 53
Clasp/Buckle
18k white gold <em>Rolex</em> concealed folding deployant clasp stamped <em>Rolex SA</em>
Dimensions
36 mm. diameter
Signed
<em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
Accessories
With <em>Rolex</em> International Service Guarantee dated 6 November 2015 and <em>Rolex</em> service receipts dated 12 November 2015 and 17 August 2015.
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Catalogue Essay
This exceptional Day-Date is an incredibly rare variant of the Day-Date family. Fitted with an exceptional apple green 'Stella' dial, the watch is further lavishly decorated with an original factory finished diamond-set bezel and diamond-set indexes. Reference 1804 is very rare, and to find one fitted with such a unique dial is a real treat.

Rolex

Swiss | 1905
Founded 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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