Manufacturer: Rolex Year: Circa 1971 Reference No: 1807, inside case back stamped 1803 Movement No: DD162574 Case No: 3’030’721 Model Name: Day-Date Material: 18k yellow gold Calibre: Automatic, 1556, 26 jewels Bracelet/Strap: Grey suede leather strap Dimensions: 36 mm. diameter Signed: Case, dial and movement signed Literature: For another example of a reference 1807 Day-Date, please see Day-Date The Presidential Rolex by Pucci Papaleo, page 270.
Catalogue Essay
The reference 1807 Day-Date was produced from 1959 to 1977 and features a bark-finished bezel. The present watch is further distinguished with its enamel coating dial known as a lacquer 'Stella'. The dial is finished in a turquoise enamel, giving the watch a very eye-catching look. The watch is also offered in very good condition.
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.
Ref. 1807, inside case back stamped 1803 A fine and attractive yellow gold calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and turquoise lacquer ‘Stella’ dial
Circa 1971 36 mm. diameter Case, dial and movement signed