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Geneva, Nov 11, 2007

LOT 217

Ref. 18078, Yellow Gold Day-Date Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, Case No. 6441263, Ref. 18078. Made in 1980. Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with day and date and an 18K yellow gold President bark-effect bracelet with concealed deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, faceted bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Satine gold with applied blackened yellow gold baton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds track with Roman five minutes/seconds numerals, aperture for the day of the week and quick-set date. Luminous blackened yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 3055, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 27 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx. overall length 180 mm.