$5,400
Ref. 18038, Yellow Gold & Diamond “Day-Date” Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified,” Ref. 18038/18000. Case No. R450007. Made circa 1984. Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with diamond-set dial, day, date and an 18K yellow gold President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, faceted bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Champagne with applied yellow gold mounted round and baguette diamond indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, apertures for the day of the week and quick-set date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 3055, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx. overall length 165 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-12-11
