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The Furama Hotel Hong Kong, Victoriana Room, Jun 05, 2000

LOT 357

Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Ref. 1804, 1970?s.Very fine, tonneau shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum and diamonds gentleman?s wristwatch with date and platinum President bracelet.

HKD 144,000 - 176,000

USD 18,000 - 22,000

C. three-body, solid, polished, screw down case back and crown, platinum bezel. D. satiné blue with applied diamond-set indexes, apertures for the day and the date. ?Bâton? tritium-coated white gold hands.M. Cal. 1556, rhodium plated, 26 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: * 3
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

Ref. 1804Produced from the 60?s to the 70?s in 18K white or yellow gold and in platinum.Day-DateSince 1956, the Oyster Day-Date was fitted with the day of the week device in letters, offering a choice of 26 different languages.Later, the following writing was added on the dial: Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, signifying that the watches were submitted to the Official Swiss Chronometer Control and endured 360 hours of different tests.A similar watch is published in Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches,1998 Edition, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, pp. 216 and 278.