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Rolex
Ref. 1804
Day-Date
An extremely rare and highly important platinum and diamond-set calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, black gloss "swiss" dial and original bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$450,000 - 600,000
HK$887,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1960
- Reference No
- 1804
- Movement No
- DD97198
- Case No
- 741'102
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- Platinum and diamonds
- Calibre
- Automatic, 1555, 25 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Platinum <em>Rolex President </em> bracelet, 195 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- Platinum <em>Rolex </em> folding deployant clasp stamped Rolex SA 2.62
- Dimensions
- 36 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
This platinum and diamond 1804 Day-Date has many striking and unusual features, the first is the black gloss "Swiss" dial with silver graphics and diamond-set indexes. The dial is further signed "M.Kubo" in an extremely distinctive script. The way in which "Kubo" has been signed is almost identical to the Japanese bespoke tailoring service. The platinum President bracelet is original to the watch and stamped 2.62.
Without a doubt, this superb platinum Day-Date manufactured in the early 1960s creates an emotional impact which prevails over the technical aspects of merely telling the time. It is quite literally in spellbinding condition throughout. The case is sharp, retaining hallmarks and factory finishes. The bracelet being almost 60 years old is breathtaking and the "Swiss" black gloss dial is in enchanting condition.
The most exclusive of all Rolex dials are those finished in black lacquer and with diamond-set numerals. To find a platinum 1804 in this condition and fitted with the most exclusive of dials, we are extremely honoured to have this watch in our first Hong Kong sale.
Without a doubt, this superb platinum Day-Date manufactured in the early 1960s creates an emotional impact which prevails over the technical aspects of merely telling the time. It is quite literally in spellbinding condition throughout. The case is sharp, retaining hallmarks and factory finishes. The bracelet being almost 60 years old is breathtaking and the "Swiss" black gloss dial is in enchanting condition.
The most exclusive of all Rolex dials are those finished in black lacquer and with diamond-set numerals. To find a platinum 1804 in this condition and fitted with the most exclusive of dials, we are extremely honoured to have this watch in our first Hong Kong sale.
Literature
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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