Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Apr 09, 2014
LOT 234
ROLEX DAY DATE REF 1804 PLATINUM & DIAMONDS Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified", case No. 1999039, Ref. 1804. Made circa 1968. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum and diamond wristwatch with day & date and a platinum Rolex President bracelet with deployant clasp.
USD 25,000 - 35,000
HKD 195,000 - 270,000 / CHF 22,000 - 31,000
Sold: USD 33,750
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, bezel set with 46 round diamonds, crystal with cyclops lens. Satine silver set with 8 round and 2 baguette diamond indexes, outer minutes / seconds divisions, apertures for the day of the week and the date. Luminous white gold baton hands. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |