Important Collector's Watches, Pocket...

Geneva, Nov 11, 2007

LOT 216

Ref. 18039B, Day-Date, Tridor Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, Case No. 8799066, Ref. 18039B/18000. Made in 1985. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, selfwinding, water-resistant, 18K white and yellow gold wristwatch with day, date, diamond-set dial and an 18K white, yellow and pink gold Tridor President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Three-body, bicolor, massive, polished and brushed, screweddown case back and crown, yellow gold faceted bezel, white gold case, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Champagne with applied brillant and two baguette-cut diamond indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, apertures for the date and for the day of the week. Luminous white gold baton hands. M. Cal. 3055, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 27 jewels, adjusted to 5 positions temperature, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx. overall length 180 mm.