ROLEX | DAY-DATE, REFERENCE 18038, A YELLOW GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET WRISTWATCH WITH DAY, DATE, BLUE DÉGRADÉ 'STELLA' DIAL AND BRACELET, CIRCA 1979 | 勞力士 | "Day-Date 型號18038 黃金鑲鑽石鏈帶腕錶，備日期、星期顯示及藍色錶盤，錶殼編號5953641，約1979年製"
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October 9, 11:30 AM GMT
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120,000 - 200,000 HKD
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DAY-DATE, REFERENCE 18038
A YELLOW GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET WRISTWATCH WITH DAY, DATE, BLUE DÉGRADÉ 'STELLA' DIAL AND BRACELET, CIRCA 1979
Day-Date 型號18038
黃金鑲鑽石鏈帶腕錶，備日期、星期顯示及藍色錶盤，錶殼編號5953641，約1979年製
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Dial: blue dégradé stella
Calibre: cal. 3055 automatic, 27 jewels
Case: 18k yellow gold, screw down case back
Case number: 5'953'641
Closure: 18k yellow gold Rolex President bracelet and folding clasp
Size: 37 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 173 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Rolex presentation box
The charm of the blue dégradé stella dial comes from its progressive presentation, with the navy blue centre fading away into the abyss. To reinstate a demand for quality pieces during the Quartz War, Rolex introduced these exciting dial designs to the market, like the present example. An iconic model cased in yellow gold and enhanced with diamond indexes, the present Day-Date makes an illusive and mysterious presence on the wrist.