82,600 HKD
Ref. 1803, Pink Gold “Day-Date” Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified”, case No. 2052028, Ref. 1803. Made in 1969. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman’s wristwatch with day, date and an 18K pink gold Rolex buckle. Accompanied by a service certificate from Rolex, Japan. Property of a Japanese Gentleman Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, faceted bezel, crystal with Cyclops lens. Satiné silver with ten applied diamond indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, apertures for the day of the week and the date. Luminous pink gold “baton” hands. Cal. 1556, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12.5 mm. Notes Similar watches are published in “Rolex, Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2006, vol I. pp. 323-328 and Vol. II, pp. 60-62.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-11-25
