964
Rolex
Ref. 18018
Day-Date
A fine and very rare yellow gold, diamond-set calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, blue enamel and pavé-set diamond dial and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$150,000 - 250,000€17,600 - 29,400$19,000 - 32,000
HK$200,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1986
- Reference No
- 18018
- Movement No
- 1'648'405
- Case No
- 9'864'030
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18k yellow gold, diamonds and blue enamel
- Calibre
- Automatic, 3055, 27 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k yellow gold <em>Rolex President </em>bracelet, 180 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold <em>Rolex </em>concealed folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 36 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Rolex </em>International Service Guarantee dated 17 December 2015.
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
This Day-Date reference 18018 is an incredibly rare variant indeed. Firstly, the watch features a 'Décor Pyramide' bezel. Secondly, the dial combines one of the most refined jewellery techniques. Its centre is pavé-set with diamonds and the centre is then enclosed with a translucent blue enamel that forms a sector. The outer minute track is also pavé-set with diamonds. Offered in excellent overall condition, this style of Day-Date cannot be located anywhere in literature, making it extremely rare, desirable and highly sought after.
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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