16,520 CHF
Ref. 18039B “Day-Date, Tridor” Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Day Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified”, Ref.18039B/18000. Case No. 9586820. Made in 1987. Extremely rare and very fine, water-resistant, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, 18K white and yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with day, date, diamond-set “Jubilee” dial and 18K white, pink and yellow gold “Tridor” President bracelet and deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original guarantee (now void). Three-body, brushed and polished, screwed case back and crown, yellow gold faceted bezel, sapphire crystal with "cyclops" lens. Slate-colored Jubilee dial with repeated Rolex decoration, eight brilliant and two baguette-cut diamond indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, apertures for the days of the week and the date. Luminous yellow gold "baton" hands. Cal. 3055 rhodium- plated, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic compensation balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes This watch bears two reference numbers: 18000,which is the base reference number, and 18039B, which corresponds to the exact characteristics of this watch within the series. “Tridor” is Rolex’s trademark for their system of molecularly bonding three colors of gold in stripes for use in bracelets. Reference 18039B was only produced for three years, from 1985-1988. These watches were characterised by
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-05-14
