Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

LOT 238

Ref. 78278, Yellow Gold "Datejust" Diamond Dial Rolex, ?Datejust?, case No. A783106, Ref. 78278. Made in 1999. Fine, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K yellow gold mid-sized chronometer wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold Rolex President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted Rolex box.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, reeded bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Gold monogrammed with applied yellow gold-rimmed diamond indexes, aperture for the date. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 2135, rhodium-plated, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, free-sprung self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 30 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Approx overall length 175 mm.