Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

LOT 159

Ref. 1803, Yellow Gold ?Day-Date? Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, Ref. 1803. Made circa 1975. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with day, date, and an 18K gold Rolex buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, faceted bezel, crystal with Cyclops lens.
D. Satine silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute divisions, apertures for the days of the week and the date. Luminous gold ?baton? hands.
M. Cal. 1556,rhodium-plated, "oeil-de perdrix" decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and five positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.