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Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 319

Rolex , "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date", "Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified", Ref. 1803. Production of this reference started in 1956.Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with day, date and a Rolex buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, fluted bezel, crystal with "Cyclops" lens. D. black with applied pink gold bâton indexes and tritium dots, apertures for the days of the week and the date. "Bâton" tritium-coated pink gold hands. M. Cal. 1556, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.