$8,496
White Gold "Day-Date" Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Day Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified", Ref. 18239. Made in 1995. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with day, date and an 18K white gold "President" bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, fluted bezel, sapphire crystal with "cyclops" lens. Satiné blue with applied white gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds track with radial Roman divisions, apertures for the day and the date. Luminous white gold "baton" hands. Cal. 3155, rhodium-plated, 31jewels, 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, quick adjustment of the date and the day of the week. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 36 mm. Thickness 12.5 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-12-07