Property of a Notable Gentleman
893
Rolex
Ref. 18249
Day-Date
A fine and rare white gold calendar wristwatch with salmon dial, bracelet and original guarantee
- Estimate
- HK$80,000 - 200,000€9,600 - 24,100$10,000 - 25,000
HK$162,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1993
- Reference No
- 18249
- Movement No
- 7'375'115
- Case No
- S988383
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18k white gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, 3155, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k white gold <em>Rolex President</em> bracelet, 185 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k white gold <em>Rolex </em>folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 35.5 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Rolex </em>Attestation de Chronomètre Officiel, International Service Guarantee dated 25 September 2015, sales tag and pouch.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The present reference 18249 wristwatch, cased in white gold, features a charismatic salmon dial complemented with applied Roman numerals. This example features a bark-finish on bezel and centre links to its President bracelet. Offered with its original guarantee, the present Day-Date is of exceptional quality and is in pristine condition.
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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