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Rolex
Ref. 1807, inside case back stamped 1803
Day-Date
A fine and rare yellow gold and diamond-set calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$80,000 - 120,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1972
- Reference No
- 1807, inside case back stamped 1803
- Movement No
- DD250826
- Case No
- 2'822'050
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18k yellow gold and diamonds
- Calibre
- Automatic, 1556, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k yellow gold <em>Rolex President </em>bracelet with bark finished centre links, 170 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold <em>Rolex</em> concealed folding deployant clasp stamped <em>Rolex 8723</em>
- Dimensions
- 36 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The present watch, reference 1807, is distinguished by its bark finished centre links and bezel. This reference and is a very rare variant within the Day-Date family, and is highly sought after by serious collectors. To find an example in original and untouched condition, such as the present watch, is a rarity in itself. This watch is also fitted with a very attractive dial, featuring diamond-set numerals and black graphics.
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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