175
Rolex
Ref. 1807
Day-Date
A fine and rare white gold and diamond-set calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$150,000 - 250,000
HK$187,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1971
- Reference No
- 1807
- Movement No
- DD668135
- Case No
- 2'503'406
- Model Name
- Day-Date
- Material
- 18k white gold and diamonds
- Calibre
- Automatic, 1556, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k white gold <em>Rolex President </em>bracelet with bark finished centre links, 190 mm. maximum length, end links stamped 53
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k white gold <em>Rolex</em> folding deployant clasp stamped Rolex SA 4.69
- Dimensions
- 36 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Rolex</em> service receipt dated 18 February 2014.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The Day-Date reference 1807 was produced from 1959 to 1977 and is distinguished by its "bark" finished decorations to the bezel and the centre links of the President bracelet. This example features an original bracelet and grey dial with white graphics and diamond-set numerals.
The reference 1807 is a rare Day-Date that is seldom seen at auction and hardly ever published in literature.
The reference 1807 is a rare Day-Date that is seldom seen at auction and hardly ever published in literature.
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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