Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Mar 19, 2016
LOT 99
ROLEX REF. 1803 STELLA DIAL RED DEGRADE DIAMOND INDEX YELLOW GOLD Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified", case No. 5088203, Ref. 1803. Made in 1977. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with day and date and a gold plated Rolex buckle.
HKD 70,000 - 120,000
USD 9,000 - 15,000 / CHF 9,000 - 15,000
Sold: HKD 87,500
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, faceted bezel, screw- down case back and crown, crystal with Cyclops lens. Burgundy/orange dial with applied square and baguette diamond indexes and luminous dots, outer minutes/ seconds divisions, apertures for the day and date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. Cal.1556, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes 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, hack mechanism.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |