Important Collector's Wristwatches,Po...

Grand Havana Room, Mar 24, 2004

LOT 125

Rolex, Oyster Perpetual "Day-Date", Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1803. Produced in the 1960s.Fine, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with day anddate and an 18K pink gold Rolex Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, fluted bezel, "Cyclops" crystal. D. satiné silver withapplied pink gold indexes and tritium-coated dots, apertures for the day and the date. Tritium-coated pink gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal.1556, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions,shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.