165,750 CHF
ROLEX ROLEX REF 1831/1850 PLATINUM DAY DATE NO. 001/8 Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, No. 001, case No. 5055759, Rolex Ref 1831/1850. Made in 1977. Very fine and very rare, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self - winding, water-resistant, platinum and diamonds wristwatch, day, date and a platinum Rolex bracelet with platinum double deployant clasp. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed- down case back and crown, bezel set with diamonds, plastic crystal with Cyclops lens. Blue with 8 round and 2 baguette diamond indexes, outer minutes / seconds divisions, apertures for the day of the week and the date. White gold baton hands. Cal. 1566, 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. Notes Dial, case, and movement signed. DIAM. 37 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm. Approx. overall length: 180 mm. Known to be produced in only 8 pieces, the elusive reference 1831 is the ultimate day-date produced in platinum on platinum bracelet in the massive heavy Oysterquartz case. According to our research it seems that these watches were ordered exclusively by the Shah of Iran to be gifted to dignitaries. Unseen and unknown to the market and being the first delivered of the series (No. 01), this is the fourth known of the eight to surface to the marke Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2014-03-16