製造商: Rolex 年份: Circa 1996 型號: 18239 機芯編號: 7’443’703 錶殼號碼: T521’903 型號名稱: Day-Date 材料: 18K white gold 機芯: Automatic, cal. 3155, 31 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: 18K white gold Rolex President bracelet, max length 170mm 錶扣: 18K white gold Rolex concealed folding clasp 尺寸: 36mm diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed 配件: Accompanied by Rolex guarantee stamped Oeding Erdel dated 20th October 1997, service guarantee and hang tags.
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The present Rolex Day-Date ref. 18239 in white gold features a rare meteorite dial with two trapeze-cut diamond-set indexes. The textured effect of the meteorite adds flair, movement and intrigue to the dial layout, and furthermore provides a perfect canvas for the diamond-set numerals to shine on. The calendar windows, like with all hard-stone dials, are framed in white metal.
Being the very first to incorporate meteorite in a wristwatch, Rolex timepieces with its rare Gibeon meteorite dial are found mostly in the Day-Date, GMT-Master and Daytona. Due to its natural composition, each meteorite dial fitted would never be identical from one dial to another, making each example unique. For each dial made, a slice of Gibeon meteorite is precisely cut accordingly with a layer of acid-wash applied on the surface to maximize the intensity of the texture of the meteorite.
Preserved in excellent overall condition, the present dazzling example Rolex Day-Date ref. 18239 from circa 1996 is complete with its original guarantee. With growing interest from collectors seeking for rare examples of the Day-Date, meteorite dials are with no doubt scarce in production due to its tedious procedure to execute making this a great opportunity for collectors to acquire one for their collection.
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.