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Lot 2656
ROLEX. A FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DAY, DATE, SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS AND LAPIS LAZULI DIAL
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, DAY-DATE, REF. 18238/2098, CASE NO. A621045, CIRCA 1999
Closed30 May 2016
Price Realised
HKD 137,500
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Specialist note
With Rolex Japan International Service Guarantee dated 21 May 2008.
The present Day-Date is fitted with the extremely collectible and captivating lapis lazuli dial with diamond-set numerals. The Day-Date is well known for having been a canvas onto which Rolex unleashed an innumerable amount of variations and experiments. Among the most appreciated stylistic exercises, the collector will, without a doubt, mention the famed hard stone dials. Rolex experimented with a number of different materials for these dials: coral, malachite, marble, fossils and others. The lapis lazuli version is perhaps the most eye-pleasing of them all: not only is the deep blue color in itself breathtaking, but the lapis lazuli is natural inclusions add movement and flair to the dial.
The present Day-Date is fitted with the extremely collectible and captivating lapis lazuli dial with diamond-set numerals. The Day-Date is well known for having been a canvas onto which Rolex unleashed an innumerable amount of variations and experiments. Among the most appreciated stylistic exercises, the collector will, without a doubt, mention the famed hard stone dials. Rolex experimented with a number of different materials for these dials: coral, malachite, marble, fossils and others. The lapis lazuli version is perhaps the most eye-pleasing of them all: not only is the deep blue color in itself breathtaking, but the lapis lazuli is natural inclusions add movement and flair to the dial.