918
Rolex
Ref. 18038, case back stamped "18000" to the inside
Day-Date
A very fine, rare and attractive yellow gold and diamond and ruby-set automatic wristwatch with center seconds, day, date, bracelet and Garantie
- Estimate
- HK$100,000 - 150,000€11,000 - 16,500$12,800 - 19,200
HK$118,750
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1985
- Reference No
- 18038, case back stamped "18000" to the inside
- Case No
- 8'980'058
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18K yellow gold, diamond and ruby-set
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3055, 27 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K yellow gold Rolex President bracelet stamped "55" to the endlinks, maximum length 200mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K yellow gold concealed Rolex deployant clasp stamped "8385" and "J6"
- Dimensions
- 36mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex punched Garantie stamped by Hong Kong retailer Zurich Watch Co, LTD. and dated December 1985
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
One of the supremely attractive gem-set iterations of the Day-Date model, the present piece impresses the beholder with its luxurious dial set with diamonds and rubies. The baton-cut rubies act as hour markers, while the brilliant-cut diamonds indicate the minutes. The excellent, unpolished condition of the watch and the presence of its original punched warranty further amplify the appeal of this unusual and remarkable timepiece.
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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