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  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: Circa 2005
    Reference No: 116139
    Movement No: 38025537
    Case No: D'964'533
    Model Name: Datejust
    Material: 18K white gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 3135, 31 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Leather
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K white gold Rolex Oyster deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 36mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

  • Catalogue Essay

    - Modelled off the classic Datejust line, the Rolex reference 116319 carries many contemporary features such as the upgraded cal. 3135, a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, and a twin-lock waterproof screw-down crown with a 100-meter depth rating.

    - Set with 10 brilliant-cut diamonds as indexes, the present example Rolex Datejust ref. 116319 features a desirable and rare blue sodalite dial.

    - Cased in white gold and outfitted with Rolex’s iconic fluted bezel, the timepiece measuring 36mm in diameter slides effortlessly under a dress sleeve.

    - Hardstone dials are among collector's favourite due to the uniqueness of each individual example and the precision it requires to execute.

    - Well-preserved and retaining its strong case proportions and finishing, the present blue sodalite Datejust bearing a D serial from 2005 is a must have for stone dial lovers.

  • Artist Biography

    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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Ref. 116139
An attractive and fine white gold wristwatch with center seconds, date, blue sodalite dial, diamond-set indexes, white gold bezel and bracelet

Circa 2005
36mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
CHF12,000 - 24,000 
€12,300-24,600
$13,400-26,800

Sold for CHF15,240

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Phillips Watches Online: The Geneva Sessions, Fall 2024

5 - 12 September 2024