Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 15, 2016
LOT 469
ROLEX REF. 1803 DAY DATE YELLOW GOLD Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified," case No. 1709043, Ref. 1803. Made in 1968. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with day and date with an 18K yellow gold Rolex buckle.
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
HKD 24,000 - 40,000 / USD 3,100 - 5,200
Sold: CHF 5,625
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, fluted bezel, screwed- down case back and crown, crystal with cyclops lens. Champagne with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer minute division, apertures for the days of the week and the date, outer minutes/ seconds divisions. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 1556, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |