Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Feb 07, 2015
LOT 276
ROLEX REF. 1803 STELLA GREEN DIAL YELLOW GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. 1703798, Ref. 1803. Made in 1968. Very fine and unusual, center seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with day & date and a Lacquered Stella green dial with a Rolex buckle.
HKD 77,000 - 155,000
USD 10,000 - 20,000 / CHF 8,700 - 17,500
Sold: HKD 125,000
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, fluted bezel, crystal with cyclops lens. Green lacquered with applied yellow gold bâton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute divisions, apertures for the days of the week and the date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 1556, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-19 |
Good Dent(s) |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-72-25-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped winding aperture Chipped HANDS Original |