Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2015
LOT 662
ROLEX REF 1803 DAY-DATE DIAMOND DIAL PINK GOLD Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified," case No. 1310430, Ref. 1803. Made in 1965. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self- winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold Chronometer wristwatch with day and date, diamond-set dial and an 18K pink gold Rolex President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box.
HKD 93,000 - 140,000
USD 12,000 - 18,000 / CHF 11,200 - 17,000
Sold: HKD 118,750
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, fluted bezel, screwed down case back and crown, crystal with cyclops lens. Satine silver with 8 round diamond-set indexes and luminous dots, outer minutes/seconds track, apertures for the day and date. Luminous pink gold baton hands. Cal.1555, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and five positions, straight-line lever escapement, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |