Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 25, 2015

LOT 201

ROLEX REF. 18389 DAY-DATE DIAMOND WHITE GOLD Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified", Case No. E557306, Ref. 18389/18200. Made in 1990. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, self- winding, water-resistant, 18K white and diamond set wristwatch with day, date and a 18K white gold Rolex bracelet with deployant clasp.

HKD 140,000 - 180,000

USD 19,000 - 23,000 / CHF 18,000 - 22,000

Sold: HKD 168,750

Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, diamond-set lugs and bezel, white gold case, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Ice blue with applied diamond indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds track, apertures for the date and for the day of the week. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 3155, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 jewels, adjusted to 5 positions temperature, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2-9

Very good

Scratched

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 1-54-01

As new

Service dial

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 12.5 mm. Approx. overall length 165 mm.