Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 10, 2015
LOT 473
ROLEX REF. 18038 DAY-DATE BABY BLUE STELLA DIAL DIAMOND INDEXES YELLOW GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. 6262617, Ref. 18038. Made in 1980. Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with Stella blue dial, day and date and an 18K yellow gold President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp.
CHF 25,000 - 35,000
HKD 200,000 - 285,000 / USD 26,000 - 36,000
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, fluted bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Blue with applied diamond 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.
| 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 |