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ROLEX | DAY-DATE, REFERENCE 1803, A PINK GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET WRISTWATCH WITH DAY, DATE, BROWN TOBACCO LACQUERED STELLA DIAL AND BRACELET, CIRCA 1974
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April 8, 02:18 AM GMT
Estimate
130,000 - 200,000 HKD
Lot Details
Description
ROLEX
DAY-DATE, REFERENCE 1803
A PINK GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET WRISTWATCH WITH DAY, DATE, BROWN TOBACCO LACQUERED STELLA DIAL AND BRACELET, CIRCA 1974
Dial: brown tobacco stella
Calibre: cal. 1556 automatic, 26 jewels
Case: 18k pink gold, screw down case back
Case number: 3'564'860
Closure: 18k pink gold Rolex President bracelet and folding clasp
Size: 37 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 198 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
The Rolex Day-Date President model is a watch that defines prestige, excellence, and timelessness. With an extensive production run from the late 1950s to the late 1970s, there were many varieties of precious metals and dials made for this model. However, one of its most iconic representations would be the ones with a Stella “lacquered” dial such as the present example. Ornamented with an uncommon tobacco-colored dial and further adorned with diamond-set indexes, the present example is one of the rarest examples of the Stella available.