製造商: Rolex 年份: Circa 1978 型號: 18038 機芯編號: 0’190’208 錶殼號碼: 5’907’001 型號名稱: Day-Date 材料: 18K yellow gold 機芯: Automatic, cal.3055, 27 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: 18K yellow gold Rolex President bracelet, max length 180 mm 錶扣: 18K yellow gold Rolex concealed folding clasp stamped ‘C’ 尺寸: 36mm diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
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Rolex Day-Date model delights collectors all over the world with its myriad of dials, bracelets, bezels and gold-finished designs to choose from. Since its inception in 1956, it remains one of the most surprising and diverse flagship models Rolex has ever produced. Apart from prototype models, the Day-Date has only been cased in precious metals, attesting to its glamour and prestige.
The present example features a beautiful mahogany wood dial and given that wood is a naturally occurring phenomenon, no two wood dials will be the same in appearance, giving it a unique identity to each dial.
This particular example has been well-preserved with crisp hallmarks and is a perfect timepiece for daily wear that will be fitting for any occasion.
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.