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Rolex
Ref. 228345RBR
Day-Date
A virtually new and highly attractive rose gold and diamond-set wristwatch with olive green dial, day, date, bracelet, guarantee, hang tag, and presentation box
- Estimate
- $30,000 - 60,000
$57,150
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2022
- Reference No
- 228345RBR
- Case No
- H645X243
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18K Everose gold, diamonds
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3255, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K Everose Rolex President bracelet, max overall length 195mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K Everose Rolex concealed folding clasp, stamped 4WD
- Dimensions
- 40mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex International Guarantee dated April, 4, 2022, fitted green leather Rolex presentation box, hang tag, leather envelope, product literature, and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
• Originally released in 1956, the Day-Date was the first wristwatch to display both the date and day on the dial with the day of the week fully spelled out. The model quickly became Rolex’s flagship watch, and today is an icon in the world of haute horologie. Exclusively crafted from precious metals (with a small number of stainless-steel prototypes), the Day-Date can be found on the wrists of almost everyone, from world leaders to pop culture celebrities, and everyday casual wearers. The Day-Date evolved in mechanics and design over the last six decades, and in 2015 Rolex introduced the Day-Date 40 with 40mm diameter case, replacing the larger Day-Date II with 41mm diameter case.
• The reference 228345RBR, like the present watch, was released in 2015 as part of the 60th anniversary of the Day-Date and is a tribute to the craftsmanship and design so cherished by the Rolex community. The watch is made from Rolex’s proprietary rose gold alloy, Everose, which is resistant to fading and highlighted by the delightful olive green dial and diamond-set bezel. The present Day-Date is offered in virtually new condition and is complete with its accessories.
• The reference 228345RBR, like the present watch, was released in 2015 as part of the 60th anniversary of the Day-Date and is a tribute to the craftsmanship and design so cherished by the Rolex community. The watch is made from Rolex’s proprietary rose gold alloy, Everose, which is resistant to fading and highlighted by the delightful olive green dial and diamond-set bezel. The present Day-Date is offered in virtually new condition and is complete with its accessories.
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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