Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Mar 15, 2015
LOT 289
ROLEX REF. 18038 DAY-DATE MAHOGANY DIAL YELLOW GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. R718703, Ref. 18038. Made in 1987. Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with mahogany dial, day and date and an 18K yellow gold President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by a box
CHF 7,000 - 9,000
HKD 59,000 - 75,000 / USD 7,600 - 9,700
Sold: CHF 10,625
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, fluted bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Satine mahogany with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, gold- framed apertures for the day of the week and quick-set 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.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |