896
Rolex
Ref. 19028
OysterQuartz Day-Date
A fine and rare gold Quartz Day-Date with 'Pyramide' bracelet, original certificate and presentation box, retailed by Bucherer
- Estimate
- HK$72,000 - 96,000€7,800 - 10,400$9,000 - 12,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1986
- Reference No
- 19028
- Case No
- 9'180'259
- Model Name
- OysterQuartz Day-Date
- Material
- 18k gold
- Calibre
- Quartz, cal. 5055, 11 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k gold <em>Rolex</em> bracelet with 'Pyramide' center links, max. length 160mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k gold<em> Rolex</em> concealed folding deployant clasp, stamped Rolex 19028
- Dimensions
- 36mm diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
- Accessories
- Accompanied by original <em>Rolex</em> Guarantee, presentation box, envelope, product literature and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Rolex’s OysterQuartz Day-Date comes from a period when they sought to meet consumer demands for quartz watch movements. While Rolex held patent’s as early as the 1950s, it was not until the 1970s that they began to manufacture watches. Rolex produced two in-house quartz calibers, the 5035 for a DateJust model, and the caliber 5055 like the present Day-Date.
The present lot is a lovely example with the ‘Pyramide’ design to the integral bracelet, bezel and numerals. In very nice overall condition, the case has full proportions and factory finish to the lugs and bracelet, with the dial retaining rounded intact luminous plots. Furthermore, the watch is complete with original certificate, presentation box and product literature. This is a rare opportunity to find an example in wonderful condition and complete.
The present lot is a lovely example with the ‘Pyramide’ design to the integral bracelet, bezel and numerals. In very nice overall condition, the case has full proportions and factory finish to the lugs and bracelet, with the dial retaining rounded intact luminous plots. Furthermore, the watch is complete with original certificate, presentation box and product literature. This is a rare opportunity to find an example in wonderful condition and complete.
Literature
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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