Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 65

Rolex White Gold & Diamond Day-Date Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified,? Ref. 118389. Made in 2001. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with double quick-set day and date and an 18K white gold President bracelet Ref. 83209 with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, bezel set with 52 round diamonds, lugs set with 32 round diamonds, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Satiné gray set with 8 round and 2 baguette diamonds, outer minute/seconds track with Roman five minutes/seconds numerals, apertures for the days of the week and the date. White gold baton hands. M. Cal. 3155, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 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 13 mm. Approx. overall length 195 mm.