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Rolex
Ref. 1803
Day-Date “Stella”
An extremely fine and attractive pink gold wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, day, date, burgundy lacquer “Stella” dial and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$150,000 - 250,000€17,100 - 28,500$19,200 - 32,100
HK$275,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1973
- Reference No
- 1803
- Movement No
- DD172’817
- Case No
- 3’557’306
- Model Name
- Day-Date “Stella”
- Material
- 18K pink gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 1556, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K pink gold Rolex President bracelet, endlinks stamped 53, max length 190mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K pink gold Rolex Oyster deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 36mm diameter
- Signed
- Dial, case, movement, bracelet and clasp
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
When Rolex introduced the Day-Date 1803 was introduced in 1959, the reference held the iconic design of the famed watch witnessed on the wrist of President Eisenhower at one point, hence the nickname the Rolex “President”. Since the launch, various dial material and colors were fitted on the Day-Date, including a lacquered dial by the name of “Stella”, which is highly sought after by collectors today.
The present example is a beautiful Rolex Day-Date in pink gold fitted with a vibrant “Ox blood” “Stella” dial. Presented in excellent overall condition, this is a wonderful opportunity for “Stella” collectors to complete their spectrum.
The present example is a beautiful Rolex Day-Date in pink gold fitted with a vibrant “Ox blood” “Stella” dial. Presented in excellent overall condition, this is a wonderful opportunity for “Stella” collectors to complete their spectrum.
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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