Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 01, 2004

LOT 275

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 and date, and an 18K pink gold Rolex buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back and crown, crystal with "cyclops" lens. D. Black with applied pink gold bâton indexes and outer tritium coated dots, apertures for the day and 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 free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.