936
Rolex
Ref. 118338
Day-Date
A fine and rare yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch with sweep center seconds, day, date, fossilized limestone dial, bracelet, guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$120,000 - 250,000€13,700 - 28,500$15,400 - 32,100
HK$218,750
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2007
- Reference No
- 118338
- Case No
- Z506’075
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18K yellow gold and diamonds
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3155, 36 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K yellow gold Rolex President bracelet, max length 195mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K yellow gold Rolex President concealed deployant clasp stamped OP11
- Dimensions
- 36mm Diameter
- Signed
- Dial, case, movement, bracelet and clasp
- Accessories
- Further accompanied by Rolex Guarantee stamped Housekino Hassin in Aichi dated 27th April 2007, instruction manual, product literature, green wallet, outer packaging and fitted presentation box
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The Rolex Day-Date has witnessed many variations in dial configurations over its production life till date. Classified as a luxury watch and witnessed on the wrists of many powerful and influential members of the society, the Day-Date is an icon of its own in the lineage of Rolex.
Hardstone dials are one of the hardest materials to execute, requiring extremely precise and cautious measures. Every natural hardstone has its own characteristics ranging from color, hardness and texture.
The present example encased in a yellow gold and diamond case is a fossilized limestone dial with white and black natural mottling and details. Furthermore, presented with the full set of accessories that came with the watch when it was purchased by the original owner, the watch is attractive.
Hardstone dials are one of the hardest materials to execute, requiring extremely precise and cautious measures. Every natural hardstone has its own characteristics ranging from color, hardness and texture.
The present example encased in a yellow gold and diamond case is a fossilized limestone dial with white and black natural mottling and details. Furthermore, presented with the full set of accessories that came with the watch when it was purchased by the original owner, the watch is attractive.
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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