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Geneva, Mar 29, 2009

LOT 468

Ref. 18038, Yellow Gold "Day-Date" Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, case No. 5905491, Ref. 18038/18000. Made in 1979. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold chronometer wristwatch with day and date and an 18K yellow gold President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, reeded bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Satine silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds division with aperture for the day of the week and date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 3055, rhodium-plated, oeil-deperdrix 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 12 mm. Approx. overall length 175 mm.