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311Σ

Rolex

Ref. 69178

DateJust

A lady's fine and rare yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, coral dial and bracelet

Estimate
HK$50,000 - 80,000
HK$60,000
Lot Details
Manufacturer
Rolex
Year
1997
Reference No
69178
Movement No
3'555'402
Case No
T117016
Model Name
DateJust
Material
18k yellow gold, diamonds and coral
Calibre
Automatic, 2135, 29 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
18k yellow gold <em>Rolex President </em>bracelet, 156 mm. maximum length, end link stamped 68B
Clasp/Buckle
18k yellow gold <em>Rolex </em>concealed folding deployant clasp
Dimensions
26 mm. diameter
Signed
<em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
Accessories
With <em>Rolex </em>Guarantee dated 29 July 1997 and sales tag.
Catalogue Essay
Coral is believed to attract love and prosperity as the stone portrays passion. This present reference 69178 DateJust wristwatch features a rare coral dial that exhibits a light pink colour. The dial is further enhanced with diamond-set numerals framed in yellow gold. Still retaining its original accessories, this present watch is very charming.

Rolex

Swiss | 1905
Founded 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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