$4,200
Rolex Ref. 1806 Day-Date Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. 3131382, Ref. 1803. Made in 1971. Fine, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with day and date. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, fluted bezel, crystal with cyclops lens. Linen-textured champagne with applied yellow gold and black faceted indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, apertures for the day of the week and the date. Yellow gold and black baton hands. Cal. 1556, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 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. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-06-10
