965
Rolex
Ref. 18206
Day-Date
A platinum and diamond-set calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$160,000 - 250,000€18,800 - 29,400$20,000 - 32,000
HK$200,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1997
- Reference No
- 18206
- Movement No
- 7'666'953
- Case No
- U701014
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- Platinum and diamonds
- Calibre
- Automatic, 3155, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Platinum<em> Rolex </em><em>President</em> bracelet, 165 mm. maximum length, end link stamped 55B
- Clasp/Buckle
- Platinum<em> Rolex </em>concealed folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 35.5 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
- Accessories
- With<em> Rolex </em> service receipt dated 4 June 2015.
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Catalogue Essay
Discreet yet glamorous, the present Day-Date is set with diamonds and cased in platinum, making for an incredibly heavy and luxurious watch. Day-Dates cased in platinum and are incredibly rare to come by, and this present example has been preserved in excellent condition with sharp satin finishes and hallmarks under the lugs.
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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