15,340 CHF
Ref. 18039B, “Day-Date, Tridor” Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Ref. 18039B/18000. Case No. 9064398. Made in 1985. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, selfwinding, water-resistant, 18K white and yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with day, date, diamond-set dial and an 18K white, yellow and pink gold “Tridor” President bracelet and deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate. Three-body, bicolor, massive, polished and brushed, screweddown case back and crown, yellow gold faceted bezel, white gold case, sapphire crystal with “cyclops” lens. Champagne with applied brillant and two baguette-cut diamond indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, apertures for the date and for the day of the week. Luminous white gold "baton" hands. Cal. 3055, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 27 jewels, adjusted to 5 positions temperature, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Property of a Gentleman from Hong Kong 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 produc
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-05-13
