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Rolex
Ref. 18038
Day-Date
An attractive and rare yellow gold wristwatch with sweep center seconds, day, date and “wood” dial
- Estimate
- HK$80,000 - 150,000€9,100 - 17,100$10,300 - 19,200
HK$112,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1979
- Reference No
- 18038
- Movement No
- 0’162’929
- Case No
- 5’803’570
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18K yellow gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3055, 27 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Leather
- Clasp/Buckle
- Gold plated Rolex pin buckle
- Dimensions
- 36mm Diameter
- Signed
- Dial, case, movement and clasp
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Since its introduction the model has encased various types of dials ranging from the spectrum of the color wheel to the selection of natural hardstones. The level of precision craftsmanship involved to execute these unique dials are tremendously high as all natural materials have varied density and hardness.
The present example is fitted with an exotic wood dial incased in yellow gold matching the beautiful tone of the dial.
The present example is fitted with an exotic wood dial incased in yellow gold matching the beautiful tone of the dial.
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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