Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Mar 19, 2016

LOT 100

ROLEX, REF. 18038 DAY-DATE MAHOGANY DIAL YELLOW GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. 9833836, Ref. 18038. Made in 1986. Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with mahogany dial, day and date and a gold- plated Rolex buckle. Accompanied by a Rolex box.

HKD 60,000 - 90,000

USD 7,800 - 12,000 / CHF 7,800 - 12,000

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.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2**

Very good

Repair required, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm.