Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Mar 19, 2016

LOT 101

ROLEX REF. 18038 DAY-DATE SNOWFLAKE DIAMOND DIAL YELLOW GOLD Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified," case No. 9708422, Ref. 18038. Made in 1987. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with day & date. Accompanied by the original warranty, hang tag and Chronometer seal.

Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, fluted bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Silver with diamonds with applied diamond indexes, 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.