製造商: Rolex 年份: Circa 1997 型號: 18239 機芯編號: 7’291’491 錶殼號碼: T187’521; inside caseback stamped “18200” 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 , endlinks stamped “55BG”, max length 180mm 錶扣: 18K white gold Rolex concealed deployant folding clasp “8385” 尺寸: 36mm diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed 配件: Accompanied by Rolex guarantee stamped Michaud & Co Neuchatel, Switzerland dated 18th February 1997 and hang tag.
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Ever glamorous, the Day-Date model delights with its myriad of dial, bracelet, bezel and gold-finished designs. 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 glamor and prestige.
The present specimen from circa 1997 delights collectors with its incredible Yves Klein blue from the gorgeous lapis lazuli, tastefully decorated with a dash of glamour, 10 diamond-set indexes sparkles in harmony. Available with the choices in both yellow gold and white gold, the deep blue hue with light flecks shimmer and compliment the present white gold case perfectly, certainly an exquisite choice for collectors who enjoys subtlety. Preserved in excellent condition and further accompanied with its original guarantee dated 1997, this Day-Date will sure impress collectors with discerning taste.
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.