Rolex - The Geneva Watch Auction: XX Geneva Saturday, November 9, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: Circa 1987
    Reference No: 18038
    Case No: R977946
    Model Name: Day-Date "Khanjar"
    Material: 18K yellow gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 3055, 27 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: 18K yellow gold Rolex President bracelet, max length 180mm
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K yellow gold Rolex deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 36mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Rolex guarantee dated August 28, 1989 with punched country code 538, product literature and wallet.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Versatile, creative and playful, the Day-Date is one of Rolex’s models that has seen the most variations since its launch in 1956. According to Rolex, the model has always been produced in precious metal such as gold or platinum, sometimes adorned with precious stones or colourful dials. The Day-Date is a model that embodies flamboyance and exuberance.

    Made for the Sultanate of Oman, the present watch most notably displays a "Khanjar" at 6 o'clock. When found anywhere on a watch, this emblem signifies an important object of royal provenance. Such watches were commissioned by the Sultan of Oman, an important collector in his own right, to be offered as gifts to foreign dignitaries and loyal staff.

  • Artist Biography

    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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Ref. 18038
An attractive yellow gold calendar wristwatch with center seconds, caseback sticker, bracelet and guarantee, made for the Sultanate of Oman

Circa 1987
36mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed

Estimate
CHF18,000 - 25,000 
€19,200-26,600
$20,900-29,100

Sold for CHF53,340

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The Geneva Watch Auction: XX

Geneva Auction 9 - 10 November 2024