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Rolex

Ref. 69138

DateJust

A lady's rare yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, wood dial and bracelet

Estimate
HK$46,000 - 65,000
HK$50,000
Lot Details
Manufacturer
Rolex
Year
1985
Reference No
69138
Movement No
244'305
Case No
8'943'774
Model Name
DateJust
Material
18k yellow gold and diamonds
Calibre
Automatic, 2135, 29 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
18k yellow gold <em>Rolex President</em> bracelet, 156 mm. maximum length, end link stamped 68B
Clasp/Buckle
18k yellow gold <em>Rolex</em> concealed folding deployant clasp
Dimensions
26 mm. diameter
Signed
<em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
Accessories
With <em>Rolex</em> International Service Guarantee dated 18 June 2015, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Catalogue Essay
The present DateJust, reference 69138, was manufactured in 1985 and is highlighted with a diamond-set bezel and wood dial. The watch is in exceptional condition.

Rolex

Swiss | 1905
Founded 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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