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Rolex
Ref. 1804
Day-Date
A very rare and exceptional white gold and diamond-set calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, black dial and tile link bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$250,000 - 350,000
HK$512,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1975
- Reference No
- 1804
- Movement No
- DD128294
- Case No
- 4'110'862
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18k white gold and diamonds
- Calibre
- Automatic, 1556, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k white gold <em>Rolex Tile Link </em>bracelet, 195 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k white gold <em>Rolex</em> folding deployant clasp stamped Rolex SA 1.62
- Dimensions
- 36 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
- Accessories
- With<em> Rolex </em>service receipt dated 8 January 2013.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
This white gold and diamond Day-Date reference 1804 is a highly attractive example with a very elegant and sophisticated look. It is fitted with an exceptionally rare 18k white gold Rolex tile link bracelet reference 7503.
It is interesting to note that a very similar example with rare tile link bracelet was sold at Phillips this past Spring, for almost 150,000 US dollars.
The overall condition of the watch is excellent with its crisp case, sharp hallmarks and diamond-set bezel. The bracelet however, is in like new condition with almost no wear at all.
It is interesting to note that a very similar example with rare tile link bracelet was sold at Phillips this past Spring, for almost 150,000 US dollars.
The overall condition of the watch is excellent with its crisp case, sharp hallmarks and diamond-set bezel. The bracelet however, is in like new condition with almost no wear at all.
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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