The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 92

Ref. 18038 "Day-Date" Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, Ref. 18038/18000. Case No. 9330804. Made in 1985. Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with day and date and an 18K yellow gold President bracelet.

CHF 8,000 - 12,000

EUR 5,000 - 8,000 / USD 6,300 - 9,500

Sold: CHF 14,160

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, faceted bezel, sapphire crystal with "cyclops" lens. D. Striped gold with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds track, aperture for the day of the week and date. Luminous yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 3055, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.Thickness 13 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

This watch bears two reference numbers: 18000, which is the base reference number, and 18038, which corresponds to the exact characteristics of this watch within the series. For a note see lot 290. This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 271.