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Rolex
Ref. 18338
Day-Date
A highly rare, attractive and well-preserved yellow gold calendar wristwatch with blood stone dial, bracelet and guarantee
Full-Cataloguing
- Calendar, center seconds
- The reference 18338 refers to the diamonds on the top of the lugs
- Fitted with a beautiful blood stone dial that does not display any cracks
- Offered with its guarantee, numbered hang tag and presentation box
The Day-Date has only ever been cased in precious metals, attesting to its glamour and prestige. The present reference 18338 (with the reference number corresponding to the diamonds on the top of the lugs) features an incredibly rare and charismatic bloodstone dial, defined by its forest green hue and subtle copper flecks throughout. The material provides a striking contrast with the warm gold case and round diamond markers, creating a powerful aesthetic effect.
As an additional highlight, it is accompanied by its Rolex guarantee, numbered hang tag, and presentation box.
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.