Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 15, 2015

LOT 101

ROLEX REF. 18039 DAY-DATE DIAMOND DIAL TRIDOR 18K WHITE YELLOW PINK GOLD Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified," case No. 9586820, Ref. 18039 B/18000. Made in 1986. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white and yellow gold wristwatch with day & date, diamond-set dial and an 18K white, yellow and pink gold Tridor President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, booklet and one extra link.

Three-body, bicolor, solid, polished and brushed, screwed- down case back and crown, yellow gold fluted bezel, white gold case, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Silver Jubilee (Rolex decoration) set with 8 round and 2 baguette diamond indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, apertures for the date and the day of the week. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 3055, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 27 jewels, adjusted to 5 positions temperature, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, free-sprung self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism.