174
Rolex
Ref. 1802, inside case back stamped 1803
Day-Date
A fine and rare white gold and diamond-set calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$160,000 - 250,000
HK$275,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1963
- Reference No
- 1802, inside case back stamped 1803
- Movement No
- DD76828
- Case No
- 926'292
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18k white gold and diamonds
- Calibre
- Automatic, 1555, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k white gold <em>Rolex President </em>bracelet, 180 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k white gold <em>Rolex</em> folding deployant clasp stamped Rolex SA 4.66
- Dimensions
- 36 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Rolex </em> service receipt dated 11 February 2014.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The production of the reference 1802 Day-Date started 1959 and was fitted with a smooth bezel rather than the more commonly found fluted bezel. This 1802 is fitted with a black matte dial, white graphics and diamond-set numerals.
The dial is further stamped T-Swiss-T, to indicate the use of gold parts on the dial. The white gold President bracelet is also from the same period and stamped 4.66 indicating the manufacture of the 4th quarter of 1966.
This exclusive and early Day-Date is a very distinguished and highly attractive example of a reference 1802.
The dial is further stamped T-Swiss-T, to indicate the use of gold parts on the dial. The white gold President bracelet is also from the same period and stamped 4.66 indicating the manufacture of the 4th quarter of 1966.
This exclusive and early Day-Date is a very distinguished and highly attractive example of a reference 1802.
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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