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Rolex
Ref. 118205
Day-Date “Carousel Mother-of-Pearl”
An interesting pink gold wristwatch with center seconds, day, date, mother-of-pearl and diamond-set dial, bracelet, and guarantee card
- Estimate
- $20,000 - 40,000
$30,480
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2015
- Reference No
- 118205
- Movement No
- 40’1Q2’644
- Case No
- L4’769’639; interior case stamped 2095
- Model Name
- Day-Date “Carousel Mother-of-Pearl”
- Material
- 18K pink gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3155, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K pink gold Rolex Oyster bracelet, max overall length 170mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K pink gold Rolex hidden deployant clasp, stamped 8YG
- Dimensions
- 36mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, and bracelet signed.
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex guarantee card dated May 27th, 2015.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
• The reference 118205 was introduced in the early 2000s, featuring a double quickset date and enhanced bracelet architecture.
• Produced in the mid-late 2010s, the “Carousel” dial, here seen in pink mother-of-pearl engraved with a floral wave motif and with the hours being divided into diamond-set sectors (hence the nickname “carousel”). The dial perfectly compleemts the Everose gold alloy, and the smooth bezel and Oyster bracelet add a sportive look to the watch, contrasting beautifully with the delicacy of the dial.
• Accompanied by its Rolex guarantee card indicating the watch was sold by Grima in Melbourne, Australia in 2015, this is a rare and stand-out Day-Date for the astute collector.
• Produced in the mid-late 2010s, the “Carousel” dial, here seen in pink mother-of-pearl engraved with a floral wave motif and with the hours being divided into diamond-set sectors (hence the nickname “carousel”). The dial perfectly compleemts the Everose gold alloy, and the smooth bezel and Oyster bracelet add a sportive look to the watch, contrasting beautifully with the delicacy of the dial.
• Accompanied by its Rolex guarantee card indicating the watch was sold by Grima in Melbourne, Australia in 2015, this is a rare and stand-out Day-Date for the astute collector.
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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