317
Rolex
Ref. 79178
DateJust
A lady's very fine and rare yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, enamel dial, bracelet and guarantee
- Estimate
- HK$120,000 - 180,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 2001
- Reference No
- 79178
- Movement No
- 0439317
- Case No
- K116316
- Model Name
- DateJust
- Material
- 18k yellow gold, diamonds and enamel
- Calibre
- Automatic, 2235, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k yellow gold and diamond-set<em> Rolex President </em>bracelet, 165 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold and diamond-set <em>Rolex</em> concealed folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 25.5 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Rolex</em> Garantie dated 18 July 2014, International Service Guarantee dated 31 March 2015 and service receipt dated 23 March 2015.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
This DateJust is lavishly set with diamonds to the bracelet and dial. The dial is also enhanced with forest green enamel, which contrasts with the brilliant diamonds. Rolex knows no bounds in their dial and bracelet variations, and this watch shows the manufacture's creativity.
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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