Important Collector's Wristwatches & ...

Grand Havana Room, Sep 22, 2004

LOT 14

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

C. Three-body, solid, polished, florentine finish on lugs and bezel, screwed-down case back and crown, "cyclops" crystal. D. Champagne with applied yellow gold bâton indexes and outer radium coated dots, apertures for the day and date. Radium coated black "alpha" hands. M. Cal. 1555, rhodium plated, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.