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Rolex
Ref. 19028
OysterQuartz Day-Date
A fine and very rare yellow gold calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, original bracelet and guarantee
- Estimate
- HK$60,000 - 80,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1986
- Reference No
- 19028
- Case No
- 9'180'348
- Model Name
- OysterQuartz Day-Date
- Material
- 18k yellow gold
- Calibre
- Quartz, 5055, 11 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k yellow gold <em>Rolex </em>bracelet with 'Pyramide' center links, 180 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold Rolex concealed folding deployant clasp stamped <em>Rolex 19028 </em>
- Dimensions
- 36 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
- Accessories
- With<em> Rolex</em> Attestation de Chronomètre Officiel dated 22 August 1988 and service centre receipt dated 11 September 2015.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Rolex channeled their resources in creating their very own in-house quartz movements, one of them being the calibre 5055. Known as the 'OysterQuartz', this calibre functioned similarly and accurately as any automatic Day-Date movement, such as the 1556.
This particular OysterQuartz is an outstanding example due to a number of reasons. Firstly, the watch features a 'Decor Pyramide' bezel which is very rare. The 'Pyramide' motif is repeated on the centre links of the bracelet, and again evoked through the watch numerals. Secondly, the watch is presented to us in brand new condition. It has never been polished, and retains all original factory finishes, including the clasp which is stamped 19028 and is original to the watch. The watch dial has been kept in impeccable condition, with all luminous intact and perfectly round. Finally, the present watch is accompanied with its original guarantee.
This particular OysterQuartz is an outstanding example due to a number of reasons. Firstly, the watch features a 'Decor Pyramide' bezel which is very rare. The 'Pyramide' motif is repeated on the centre links of the bracelet, and again evoked through the watch numerals. Secondly, the watch is presented to us in brand new condition. It has never been polished, and retains all original factory finishes, including the clasp which is stamped 19028 and is original to the watch. The watch dial has been kept in impeccable condition, with all luminous intact and perfectly round. Finally, the present watch is accompanied with its original guarantee.
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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