Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2011
LOT 296
ROLEX - REF. 18238 - YELLOW GOLD DAY-DATE Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? case No. X478189. Made in 1991. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold chronometer wristwatch with day and date and a gold plated Rolex buckle.
HKD 30,000 - 50,000
USD 3,800 - 6,500 / EUR 2,800 - 4,700
Sold: HKD 37,500
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, fl uted bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds track with 5-minute/ seconds Arabic markers, apertures for the quick-set day and date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 3155, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, free-sprung self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-9 |
Good Scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |