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Rolex
Ref. 128348RBR
Day-Date "Rainbow"
A rare and like-new yellow gold, diamond and multi gem-set calendar wristwatch with bracelet, guarantee and presentation box, factory stickered
- Estimate
- CHF30,000 - 50,000$30,000 - 50,100€30,900 - 51,500
CHF69,300
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 2022
- Reference No
- 128348RBR
- Case No
- 42X518R0
- Model Name
- Day-Date "Rainbow"
- Material
- 18K yellow gold, diamonds and sapphires
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3255, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K yellow gold Rolex President bracelet, max length 185mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K yellow gold Rolex deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 36mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex guarantee dated January 6, 2022, product literature, wallet, presentation box and outer packaging.
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Catalogue Essay
Launched in 1956, the Rolex Day-Date is one of the most recognizable and versatile wristwatches available in the market. It is a model that can be worn by both men and women, and over its 60 year history has been produced in a number of variations. Ever glamorous, the Day-Date model delights with its myriad of dials, bracelets, bezels and gold-finished designs. Apart from prototype models, the Day-Date has only been cased in precious metals, attesting to its glamor and prestige.
The present Day-Date "Rainbow" was first launched in 2019, recalling vintage Rainbow Day-Dates, as well as the hallowed Rainbow Daytona. This watch most notably displays a "Rainbow"-like dial set with diamonds and gemstones that graduate in hue to mimic the color spectrum. The tones range from a vibrant and intense deep red, and slowly morph into orange, chartreuse, green and blue. Delivered in January 2022, the present watch is in like-new condition and still retains its original stickers.
The present Day-Date "Rainbow" was first launched in 2019, recalling vintage Rainbow Day-Dates, as well as the hallowed Rainbow Daytona. This watch most notably displays a "Rainbow"-like dial set with diamonds and gemstones that graduate in hue to mimic the color spectrum. The tones range from a vibrant and intense deep red, and slowly morph into orange, chartreuse, green and blue. Delivered in January 2022, the present watch is in like-new condition and still retains its original stickers.
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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