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  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: Circa 2001
    Reference No: 118239
    Case No: K776’364
    Model Name: Day-Date
    Material: 18K white gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 3155, 31 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: 18K white gold Rolex President bracelet, max length 180mm
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K white gold Rolex concealed folding clasp
    Dimensions: 36mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Rolex guarantee stamped Zurich Watch CO., LTD. Kowloon dated 8th September 2012, product literature, service guarantee, hang tags and original invoice.

  • Catalogue Essay

    - Making its important debut in 1988, Rolex introduced in the cal. 3155.

    - To commemorate the new millennium, Rolex released the Day-Date ref. 118000 series equipped with the cal. 3155 featuring a double quick-set feature for the day and date, a first for the model.

    - Cased in 18K white gold the present ref. 118239 from circa 2001 features a rare and highly desirable yellow mother-of-pearl dial with applied white gold Roman numerals.

  • 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. 118239
A fine and attractive white gold wristwatch with center seconds, day, date, yellow mother-of-pearl dial, applied Roman numerals, bracelet and guarantee

Circa 2001
36mm diameter
Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$120,000 - 200,000 
€14,100-23,500
$15,400-25,600

Sold for HK$190,500

Contact Specialist

Thomas Perazzi
Head of Watches, Asia
+852 2318 2001
WatchesHK@phillips.com

Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Hong Kong Sessions, Spring 2023

28 March - 4 April 2023