Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 15, 2016
LOT 339
ROLEX REF. 1803 DAY DATE BLACK DIAL WHITE GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. 2163584, Ref. 1803. Made in 1969. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, 18K white gold wristwatch with day & date.
CHF 5,500 - 7,500
HKD 44,000 - 61,000 / USD 5,700 - 7,800
Sold: CHF 6,625
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, curved lugs, fluted bezel, screwdown case back and crown, crystal with cyclops lens. Black with applied white gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th second track with 5-minute / second Arabic markers, 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: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-11-01 |
Good Slightly worn HANDS Original |