Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 10, 2015
LOT 476
ROLEX REF. 1803 DAY DATE DIAMOND DIAL & WHITE GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. 2575554, Ref. 1803. Made in 1968. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, 18K white gold wristwatch with day & date and an 18K white gold Rolex president bracelet with deployant clasp.
CHF 15,000 - 20,000
HKD 120,000 - 160,000 / USD 16,000 - 21,000
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, curved lugs, fluted bezel, screw-down case back and crown, crystal with cyclops lens Satine silver with applied white gold diamond-set hour indexes and baguette diamond quarter- hour indexes. luminous dots, outer 1/5th second track, apertures for the day and the date. Luminous white gold baton hands. Cal. 1556, rhodium plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to five positions and to temperatures, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |