Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...

New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 217

"Day-Date" Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, Ref. 1803. Made in the early 1960s. Fine, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with day and date and a gold-filled Rolex buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate, booklets, and spare leather strap.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, fluted bezel, crystal with "Cyclops" lens. D. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes and luminous dots, apertures for the days of the week and the date. Luminous yellow gold ?dauphine? hands. M. Cal. 1555, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.