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Rolex
Ref. 18206
Day-Date
A fine and attractive platinum wristwatch with center seconds, day, date, diamond-set indexes and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$120,000 - 200,000€12,900 - 21,500$15,400 - 25,600
HK$226,800
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1995
- Reference No
- 18206
- Movement No
- 7’120’484
- Case No
- W664’393
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- Platinum
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3155, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Platinum Rolex President bracelet, endlinks stamped “55B”, max length 175mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Platinum Rolex concealed folding clasp
- Dimensions
- 36mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex Hong Kong Service Invoice.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Replacing the Day-Date ref. 1800 series, Rolex introduced the ref. 18000 series in 1977 featuring various upgrades from its iconic ancestor including a new movement. In 1988, Rolex released the ref. 18200 series of Day-Date timepieces equipped with yet another new movement cal. 3155 featuring a superbly practical double quick-set function allowing the wearer to set the day and date indication independently from the center hands.
The present example Rolex Day-Date ref. 18206 from circa 1995 is offered in excellent overall condition. Encased in a hefty platinum 36mm diameter case with a smooth bezel, the silvered sunburst dial with diamond-set indexes further enhances the luxurious appeal of the present timepiece. Freshly serviced from Rolex Service Center in Hong Kong, the refreshed appeal of the present example is certainly one to desire for.
The present example Rolex Day-Date ref. 18206 from circa 1995 is offered in excellent overall condition. Encased in a hefty platinum 36mm diameter case with a smooth bezel, the silvered sunburst dial with diamond-set indexes further enhances the luxurious appeal of the present timepiece. Freshly serviced from Rolex Service Center in Hong Kong, the refreshed appeal of the present example is certainly one to desire for.
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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