Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 10, 2015
LOT 477
ROLEX REF. 1803 DAY DATE WHITE GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. 1426119, Ref. 1803. Made in 1960. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, 18K white gold wristwatch with day & date and an 18K white gold Rolex Japan president bracelet with deployant clasp.
CHF 12,000 - 18,000
HKD 97,000 - 146,000 / USD 12,500 - 19,000
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, curved lugs, fluted bezel, screw-down case back and crown, crystal with cyclops lens Matte white with applied white gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th second track, apertures for the day and the date. 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: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-54-02 |
Good Service dial HANDS Service hands |