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Geneva, Oct 08, 2024

LOT 121

ROLEX, SWISS MADE, REF. 18038, DAY-DATE, 18K YELLOW GOLD

CHF 42,200 - 60,000

HKD 390,000 - 550,000 / USD 50,000 - 70,000 / EUR 44,900 - 63,000

A very fine and rare, 18kt yellow gold, self winding wristwatch with day and date, raspberry color Stella dial.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 2-6-8

Very good

Slightly oxidized

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2 *
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Brand Rolex, Swiss made

Model day-date

Reference 18038

Year circa 1990

Case No. 8603907

Diameter 36mmm

Caliber 3055

Signature case, dial and movement

Provenance

property of an American gentleman

Biography

18kt solid gold 18kt case polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, fluted bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Raspberry Stella dial with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the day and date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 3055, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism.


CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS.
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete.
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