Important Watches

Geneva, Mar 20, 2010

LOT 338

Rolex Ref. 18238 Mother of Pearl Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, case No. T274158, Ref. 18238/18200. Retailed by Bucherer, Geneva, in June 15, 1998. Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold chronometer wristwatch with day and date display on an 18K yellow gold Rolex President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box, guarantee (now void) and booklets.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and Oyster crown, reeded bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Mother-of-pearl with applied diamond-set gold square indexes, apertures for the gold-rimmed day and date. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 3155, rhodium-plated, oeil de perdrix decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, 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 170 mm.