25,960 CHF
Ref. 1802 “Day-Date” Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified”, Ref. 1802/1804. Case No. 1014269. Made in 1964. Fine tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman’s wristwatch with day, date and a platinum President bracelet. Three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back and crown, polished bezel, crystal with "cyclops" lens. Satiné silver with 8 brilliant diamond-set and two baguette-set diamond markers, outer minute/seconds divisions, apertures for the day of the week and the date. White gold “ bâton" hands. Cal. 1556, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13.5 mm. Notes The present watch is an excellent example of a double reference case, that is, a watch with a different number in the case back to that engraved on the body of the watch between the lugs. This often occurred as a natural process during the making of the watch. The generic reference of this model is 1802 and it is usually found with a polished bezel. However, the backs and bezels of all the other models in this series – Ref. 1803, with fluted bezel & Ref. 1804 with diamond set-bezel - are interchangeable and it was common practice within the factory to use a body of Ref. 1802 and perhaps a back of Ref. 1804. This rule also a
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-05-14
