316
Rolex
Ref. 68288
DateJust
A fine and rare mid-size yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, lapis lazuli dial and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$120,000 - 200,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1990
- Reference No
- 68288
- Movement No
- 1'883'217
- Case No
- E570866
- Model Name
- DateJust
- Material
- 18k yellow gold, diamonds and lapis lazuli
- Calibre
- Automatic, 2135, 29 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k yellow gold <em>Rolex President </em>bracelet, 170 mm. maximum length, end link stamped 88B
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold <em>Rolex </em>concealed folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 30 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Rolex </em>International Service Guarantee dated 20 June 2007 and 17 December 2014, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
This mid-size reference 68288 wristwatch is fitted with a lapis lazuli dial and gold graphics, further enhanced with diamond-set numerals set within its gold chatons. The bezel is beautifully adorned with diamonds, perfectly contrasting with the blueness of the dial. The watch is preserved in very appealing overall condition.
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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