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Rolex
Ref. 18338
Day-Date
A fine and very rare yellow gold and diamond-set calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, textured onyx dial, bracelet and guarantee
- Estimate
- HK$200,000 - 300,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1992
- Reference No
- 18338
- Movement No
- 5'780'876
- Case No
- N240276
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18k yellow gold, diamonds and onyx
- Calibre
- Automatic, 3155, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k yellow gold <em>Rolex President</em> bracelet, 170 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow 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>Officiel Chronometer Certification dated 23 December 1993, product literature, instruction manual and sales tag.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The reference 18338 Day-Date is distinguished by its fluted bezel and diamond-set lugs. This present watch is highlighted with a very attractive onyx dial decorated with a three dimensional pattern named ‘clous de Paris’ that is not very commonly seen. The dial is further enhanced with diamond-set numerals and gold frames fitted around the day and date apertures. The yellow gold case, further enhanced by the diamond-set lugs, perfectly contrasts with the rich black onyx dial. Accompanied with guarantee, this present watch is a very attractive watch indeed.
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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